| 2018-10-11 09:29:03 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| | WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC 2017 |
| | 6TH ED, CHAPTER 1. |
| | FBC EC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2017 |
| | 6TH EDITION |
| | FBC RE = FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| | NEC = NFPA 70 2014 EDITION, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE |
| | FS = FLORIDA STATUTES |
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| | ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW. |
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| | PREVIOUS COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED |
| | SATISFACTORILY ARE MARKED AS CORRECTED. PREVIOUS |
| | COMMENTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED SATISFACTORILY |
| | HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS IN PARENTHESES. ANY NEW |
| | COMMENTS WILL BE LISTED AFTER PREVIOUS COMMENTS. |
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| | 1. AFCI PROTECTION SHOWN IN NOT CODE COMPLIANT. ALL |
| | BRANCH CIRCUITS THAT SUPPLY 120-VOLT, SINGLE-PHASE, 15- |
| | AND 20-AMPERE OUTLETS INSTALLED IN KITCHENS, FAMILY |
| | ROOMS, DINING ROOMS, LIVING ROOMS, PARLORS, LIBRARIES, |
| | DENS, BEDROOMS, SUN-ROOMS, RECREATIONS ROOMS, CLOSETS, |
| | HALLWAYS, LAUNDRY AREAS AND SIMILAR ROOMS OR AREAS |
| | SHALL BE AFCI PROTECTED. THIS INCLUDES LIGHTING AND |
| | POWER OUTLETS AND RECEPTACLES. SOME AREAS REQUIRE BOTH |
| | AFCI AND GFCI PROTECTION. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC |
| | 210.8, 210.12; FBC RE E3902 (HAND WRITTEN NOTES ON PLAN |
| | ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.) |
| | 2. PROVIDE AVAILABLE SHORT CIRCUIT CALCULATION FOR EACH |
| | PANEL INCLUDING INFORMATION FROM THE POWER COMPANY |
| | STATING WHAT THE AVAILABLE SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT IS FOR |
| | THE SERVICE TO CONFIRM THE STATED AIC RATING OF THE |
| | SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND DOWNSTREAM PANELS IS ADEQUATE. |
| | NEC 110.9, 110.10; FBC RE E3603.3 (NOT PROVIDED, NOTED |
| | THAT WILL BE PROVIDED BEFORE INSPECTION.) |
| | 3. PROVIDE AIC RATING OF SERVICE DISCONNECT AND PANEL. |
| | NEC 110.3, 110.9; FBC RE E3603.3 (NOT PROVIDED AS NOTED |
| | ON RESPONSE LETTER.) |
| | 4. PROVIDE COMPLIANCE: A MINIMUM OF 75 PERCENT OF THE |
| | LAMPS IN PERMANENTLY INSTALLED LIGHTING FIXTURES SHALL |
| | BE HIGH-EFFICACY LAMPS OR A MINIMUM OF 75 PERCENT OF |
| | THE PERMANENTLY INSTALLED LIGHTING FIXTURES SHALL |
| | CONTAIN ONLY HIGH EFFICACY LAMPS. A NOTE WILL SUFFICE. |
| | FBC EC C405.1, R404.1(NOT PROVIDED.) |
| | 5. PROVIDE GFCI PROTECTION FOR DISHWASHER. NEC |
| | 210.8(D); FBC RE E3902.10 (NOT PROVIDED.) |
| | 6. CORRECTED. |
| | 7. CORRECTED. |
| | 8. A GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM IS REQUIRED TO BE |
| | ESTABLISHED AT EACH SEPARATE BUILDING OR STRUCTURE AND |
| | CONNECTED TOGETHER. PROVIDE DETAILS ON PLAN OF |
| | GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM AND WIRING. NEC 250.32; FBC |
| | RE E3607.3 (GROUNDING ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR SHOULD NOT BE |
| | INSTALLED TO SUB-PANEL AT MAIN SERVICE. THE CONDUITS |
| | FEEDING EACH OF THE SUB-PANELS AFTER THE FIRST MEANS OF |
| | DISCONNECT SHOULD INCLUDE AN EQUIPMENT GROUNDING |
| | CONDUCTOR SIZED PER NEC 250.122. PROVIDE CORRECTION.) |
| | 9. PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION INCLUDING ALL |
| | LOADS. NEC 220; FBC RE E3602.2 (LOAD CALCULATION |
| | PROVIDED DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL LOADS, DOES NOT INCLUDE |
| | GARAGE PANEL, LOAD FOR TANKLESS HEATER NOT INCLUDED. |
| | PROVIDE LOAD CALCULATION FOR ENTIRE SERVICE AS |
| | REQUESTED.) |
| | 10. CORRECTED. |
| | 11. RECEPTACLE OUTLETS INSTALLED IN LAUNDRY AREAS SHALL |
| | HAVE GFCI PROTECTION. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC |
| | 210.8(A)(9); FBC RE E3902.9 (NOT PROVIDED.) |
| | 12. LIGHTING MUST MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCES FROM THE |
| | NEAREST POINT OF STORAGE SPACE IN A CLOTHES CLOSET. |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 410.16; FBC RE E4003.12 (NOT |
| | CORRECTED.) |
| | 13. PROVIDE LOCATION OF METER CAN AND PANEL ON PLAN. |
| | WPB FBC 107.2.1 (HAND WRITTEN NOTES ARE NOT |
| | ACCEPTABLE.) |
| | 14. PROVIDE PANEL SCHEDULE INDICATING ANY NEW OR |
| | ALTERED CIRCUITS, THE WIRE AND BREAKER SIZE FOR THESE |
| | CIRCUITS, AND AFCI OR GFCI PROTECTION WHERE APPLICABLE |
| | TO COMPLY WITH CODE. NEC 210.8, 210.12, 210.19, 210.20, |
| | 215.5, 408.4; WPB FBC 107.3.5; FBC RE E3706.2, E3902 |
| | (NOT PROVIDED.) |
| | 15. ELECTRICAL PLAN IS REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED BY PERSON |
| | RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN. PROVIDE CORRECTION. FS |
| | 481.229; WPB FBC 107.2.1, 107.3.5.1.2 (NOT PROVIDED. |
| | EACH SHEET SUPPLIED AS PART OF PLAN MUST BEAR THE |
| | PRINTED NAME AND SIGNATURE OF THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE |
| | FOR THE DESIGN. IF THAT PERSON IS LICENSED, IT MUST |
| | ALSO INCLUDE THAT LICENSE NUMBER.) |
| | 16. CORRECTED. |
| | 17. CORRECTED. |
| | 18. CORRECTED. |
| | 19. PROVIDE TAMPER RESISTANT RECEPTACLES PER CODE. A |
| | NOTE WILL SUFFICE. NEC 406.12; FBC RE E4002.14 (NOT |
| | PROVIDED.) |
| | 20. CORRECTED. |
| | 21. A GFCI PROTECTED RECEPTACLE OUTLET ON A 20 AMP |
| | CIRCUIT IS REQUIRED WITHIN 3 FEET OF EACH BASIN. |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.11(C)(3), 210.52(D); FBC RE |
| | E3703.4, E3901.6 (NOT CORRECTED.) |
| | 22. CORRECTED. |
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| | NEW COMMENTS: |
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| | 23. NEW RISER PROVIDED SHOWS 4/0 ALUMINUM WIRE FROM |
| | METER TO SERVICE DISCONNECT AND FROM SERVICE DISCONNECT |
| | TO INTERIOR PANELS. THIS WIRE SIZE IS NOT RATED FOR 200 |
| | AMPS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 310.15(B)(16); FBC RE |
| | E3705.1 |
| | 24. FEED TO INTERIOR PANELS FROM SERVICE DISCONNECT IS |
| | REQUIRED TO HAVE AN EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR, |
| | SIZED PER CODE. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 250.122; FBC RE |
| | E3704.6, 3607.3.1 |
| | 25. SPECIFY WIRE AND CONDUIT SIZE FOR OVERHEAD MAST TO |
| | FPL. WPB FBC 107.2.1; NEC 310.15(B)(7); FBC RE E3603.1 |
| | 26. GROUNDING ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR SHOULD NOT BE WIRED |
| | TO METER CAN AND SERVICE DISCONNECT AND INTERIOR PANEL. |
| | IT IS CONNECTED AT EITHER THE METER CAN OF THE FIRST |
| | MEANS OF DISCONNECT. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 250.6 |
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| | END OF COMMENTS. |
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| | PLEASE NOTE: SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| | MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. WHEN |
| | RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RESUBMITTAL FORM. ADDITIONALLY, INSERT CORRECTED PAGES |
| | INTO THE ORIGINAL SUBMITTAL AND REMOVE THE PREVIOUSLY |
| | REVIEWED SHEETS. ONE COPY OF THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED |
| | SHEETS SHOULD REMAIN IN PACKAGE AND BE MARKED ?OLD |
| | SHEETS?. |
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| | SINCERELY, |
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| | JOHN PEARSON |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6746 |
| | [email protected] |
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