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This study analyzed the ordinances enacted by local governments in Korea for the creation of age-friendly cities. The ordinances were classified into normative, executive, and governance frameworks to examine their characteristics, and the content of the ordinances was analyzed using the physical environment elements from the WHO Age-Friendly Cities guidelines as architectural and urban planning criteria. The analysis revealed that the ordinances lacked reflection of the objectives and fundamental principles of higher-level laws, and identified the need to establish a planning system that ensures policy implementation, to lay the foundation for sustainable age-friendly city development, and to prepare detailed regulations for the concrete realization of age-friendly cities. This study suggested directions for improving local government ordinances to promote the development of a Korean age-friendly city.