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In Korea, various youth policies based on the Framework Act on Youth in 1991 and the five-year plan for youth development since 1993 have been implemented. In particular, due to the establishment of the implementation of the free semester system for middle schools since 2016, more comprehensive education support system has to be implemented for physical education, hobbies, and leisure activities emerging as an urgent task. As a realistic alternative to systematically supporting various educational environments of youth in the local community, we focused on the possibility of urban youth centers, especially those installed in local med-sized cities. After itemizing and analyzing the most important planning elements for planning youth training centers, we applied them to the urban centers of the actual local med-sized cities to carry out the design of the case project, which was the basis for the direction setting and development potential of urban youth centers in the future plans. The results of this study are described as follows. First, the essential elements of planning for urban youth centers can be divided into three main elements: first, hardware elements represented by space utilization, facility composition, etc., second, software elements represented by various guidelines in terms of design, such as layout, architecture, and eco-friendly, and finally practical elements concerning the operation and utilization of facilities. Second, it is very important for planing a real case project, based on accurate data such as statistics, to establish the scale of the facilities predicted for future changes, and to set up a program that responds to the needs of consumers and communities. Third, for building exterior planning, privacy and security, safety of vehicles and pedestrians, and establishment of relationships with surrounding local facilities are important. And in the building interior plan, it can be seen that securing legally mandated basic facilities, planning trendy spaces to support diverse needs of youth, and planning variable spaces that predict and preempt future changes is also very important. Fourth, there are important contents that should be reflected in the plan, such as planning specialized facilities tailored to the conditions of the community, linkage with local education and youth facilities, and operation of demand-based practical programs involving experts, which should also be appropriately reflected in the plan of the facility.