| 2019-01-31 10:13:01 | RESIDENTIAL GAS PLAN REVIEW |
| | 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 6TH EDITION W/2017 WEST |
| | PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| | CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION |
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| | CHRISTOPHER S. THROOP, C.B.O. |
| | BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER, PX3169 |
| | 1&2 FAMILY PLANS EXAMINER, SFP306 |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DIVISION |
| | TEL: 561-805-6726 |
| | FAX: 561-805-6676 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| | 2ND REVIEW |
| | RESULTS: DENIED |
| | YOUR SUBMITTAL IS DEFICIENT FOR THE REASONS LISTED |
| | BELOW. |
| | ADDRESS THE ATTACHED COMMENTS AND RE-SUBMIT |
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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 |
| | COMMENT WILL BE LISTED AFTER PREVIOUS COMMENTS |
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| | PROVIDE SITE PLAN. - CORRECTED |
| | 107.2.5 SITE PLAN. THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED |
| | WITH THE APPLICATION FOR PERMIT SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY |
| | A SITE PLAN SHOWING TO SCALE THE SIZE AND LOCATION OF |
| | NEW CONSTRUCTION AND EXISTING STRUCTURES ON THE SITE, |
| | DISTANCES FROM LOT LINES, THE ESTABLISHED STREET GRADES |
| | AND THE PROPOSED FINISHED GRADES, DEPICTING THE |
| | PROPOSED LOT DRAINAGE AND, AS APPLICABLE, FLOOD HAZARD |
| | AREAS, FLOODWAYS, AND DESIGN FLOOD ELEVATIONS; AND IT |
| | SHALL BE DRAWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ACCURATE AND |
| | INCLUDED ON A BOUNDARY LINE SURVEY. |
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| | PROVIDE FLOOR PLAN. - CORRECTED |
| | 107.2.1 INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. |
| | CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE |
| | DIMENSIONED AND DRAWN UPON SUITABLE MATERIAL. |
| | CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT CLARITY |
| | TO INDICATE THE LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE WORK |
| | PROPOSED AND SHOW IN DETAIL THAT IT WILL CONFORM TO THE |
| | PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE AND RELEVANT LAWS, ORDINANCES, |
| | RULES AND REGULATIONS, AS DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL. |
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| | 1. SUBMIT TWO COPIES OF AN ISOMETRIC DRAWING THAT |
| | CLEARLY SHOWS THE LENGTH OF ALL CUT SECTIONS OF PIPE |
| | PER 2017 FBC-R SEC. G2413.4.1, G2413.4.2. - CORRECTED |
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| | 2. SHOW THE TYPE OF PIPE MATERIAL BEING INSTALLED, ALL |
| | PIPE SIZES, AND THE CORRESPONDING EHD NUMBER OF THE |
| | CORRUGATED STAINLESS STEEL TUBING (IF APPLICABLE) FOR |
| | EACH PIPE SIZE. WPB AMENDMENTS TO FBC SEC.107.2.1. - |
| | DENIED - GAS PIPE SIZING TABLE REFERENCED ON PLAN FOR |
| | SCH 40 METALLIC PIPE IS TABLE G2413.4 (5). THIS TABLE |
| | IS FOR NATURAL GAS. NO TABLE IS REFERENCED FOR THE |
| | CORRIGATED STAINLESS STEEL TUBING (CSST). PLEASE |
| | CLARIFY. |
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| | 3. TYPE OF GAS (LP OR NATURAL).WPB AMEND. TO FBC SEC. |
| | 107.2.1. CORRECTED - LP GAS |
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| | 4. LIST THE BTU LOAD OF EACH APPLIANCE AND THE TOTAL |
| | BTU LOAD ON THE SYSTEM. REFER TO THE 2017 FBC-RES. SEC. |
| | G2413.3, G2413.4 AND TABLES G2413.4 (1 ) THROUGH |
| | G2413.4 (21). - CORRECTED |
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| | 5. SHOW THE DISTANCE FROM THE POINT OF DELIVERY, (GAS |
| | METER / MP REGULATOR / LP TANK) TO THE MOST REMOTE |
| | OUTLET IN THE BUILDING AND / OR SYSTEM PER THER 2017 |
| | FBC-RES. SEC. G 2413.4.1, G2413.4.2. DENIED - MAX |
| | DISTANCE SHALL BE FROM POINT OF DELIVERY (LP TANK |
| | REGULATOR) TO LAST APPLIANCE. BASED ON THE MEASUREMENTS |
| | PROVIDED ON THE ISOMETRIC DRAWING, THIS DISTANCE IS 54 |
| | FEET, NOT 45 FEET AS INDICATED. PLEASE CORRECT DRAWING. |
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| | 6. SUBMIT CALCULATIONS FOR COMBUSTION AIR PER THE 2017 |
| | FBC-RES. SEC.G 2407.1 AND G2439.4 (CLOTHES DRYERS). N/A |
| | NO GAS DRYER ON SYSTEM |
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| | 7. INDICATE THE DELIVERY PRESSURE (PSI) OF THE SYSTEM |
| | ON THE PLAN PER 2017 FBC RES. SEC. G2413.2, G2413.4.3. |
| | DENIED - PLEASE PROVIDE CLARIFICATION - PRESSURE FROM |
| | POINT OF DELIVERY (LP TANK REGULATOR) TO 1ST STEP DOWN |
| | REGULATOR IS INDICATED AS 2 PSI ON ISOMETRIC DRAWING. |
| | PLAN NOTE AT TANK LOCATION INDICATES A PRESSURE OF 11 |
| | INCH WATER COLUMN (WC). WHAT IS THE LINE PRESSURE FROM |
| | 1ST STEP DOWN REGULATOR TO APPLIANCES? A SECOND STEP |
| | DOWN REGULATOR IS SHOWN AT THE NEW TANKLESS WATER |
| | HEATER, PLEASE CLARIFY. |
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| | 8. SUBMIT TWO COPIES OF A DETAIL SHOWING THE TYPE OF |
| | VENT, LOCATION, SIZE, TERMINATION POINT, HEIGHT ABOVE |
| | THE ROOF AND ANCHORING DETAILS OF THE GAS VENT(S) PER |
| | 2017 FBC-RES. SEC.G2426 THROUGH G2439. N/A NO VENTED |
| | APPLIANCES. |
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| | 9. SUBMIT TWO COPIES OF THE MANUFACTURER?S |
| | SPECIFICATION SHEETS / INSTALLATION MANUAL FOR ALL GAS |
| | EQUIPMENT TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS NFPA 54, |
| | NFPA 58, AND 2017 FBC-RES. SEC. G2404.3. GAS APPLIANCES |
| | SHALL BE LISTED AND LABELED. THE INSTALLATION MANUALS |
| | FOR ALL GAS APPLIANCES / EQUIPMENT SHALL BE ONSITE AT |
| | THE TIME OF INSPECTION. FBC-RES. SEC.G2408.1. - |
| | CORRECTED |
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| | 10. CLEARLY SHOW THE LOCATION AND CAPACITY OF LP |
| | TANK(S), TYPE OF TANK (DOT OR ASME), THE DISTANCE OF |
| | THE TANK FROM THE EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL AND ADJACENT |
| | PROPERTY LINES, THE DISTANCE OF THE TANK FROM ALL |
| | SOURCES OF IGNITION, OTHER CONTAINERS, BUILDINGS, AND |
| | THE LOCATION OF ANY BUILDING OPENINGS BELOW THE RELIEF |
| | VALVE OF THE TANK PER NFPA 58, TABLE 3-2.2.2. DENIED - |
| | DISTANCE FROM TANK POINT OF DELIVERY TO IGNITION SOURCE |
| | (A/C COMPRESSORS) IS LESS THAN THE 10 FOOT MINIMUM |
| | REQUIRED PER ASME. IF THIS IS A NEW TANK SUBMIT PERMIT |
| | APPLICATION. IF THIS IS AN EXISTING TANK, PROVIDE |
| | CERTIFICATION FROM FLORIDA PUBLIC UTILITIES. |
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| | 11. CLEARLY INDICATE ON THE PLAN IF THE LP TANK IS |
| | ABOVE GROUND OR BELOW GROUND, AND SHOW THE METHOD OF |
| | REQUIRED PROTECTION FOR THE LP TANK AND APPURTENANCES |
| | PER NFPA 58. IF THE TANK IS BELOW GROUND IT SHALL BE |
| | ANCHORED PER NFPA 58 SEC.3-2.2.7 (H). IF ABOVE GROUND, |
| | THE TANK SHALL BE SECURELY ANCHORED TO WITHSTAND 170 |
| | MPH ULT WIND LOAD PER THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| | RESIDENTIAL. CORRECTED - TANK IS UNDERGROUND. |
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| | 12. INDICATE ON THE PLAN IF THE TANKLESS WATER HEATER |
| | IS THE ONLY GAS APPLIANCE ON THIS SYSTEM. IF NOT, |
| | SUBMIT A COMPLETE GAS RISER SHOWING ALL PIPE SIZES, |
| | TYPE OF PIPE, THE DEVELOPED LENGTH TO THE FURTHEST GAS |
| | OUTLET, THE BTU LOAD OF EACH APPLIANCE, THE PSI OF THE |
| | SYSTEM, THE TYPE OF GAS AND THE TOTAL BTU LOAD ON THE |
| | SYSTEM. THESE REQUIREMENTS ALSO APPLY TO A NEW GAS |
| | SYSTEM. CORRECTED. |
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| | 13. SUBMIT TWO COPIES OF A HOUSE PLAN SHOWING THE |
| | LOCATION OF THE TANKLESS WATER HEATER AND THE LOCATION |
| | AND DISTANCE OF ANY OPERABLE DOORS OR WINDOWS IN |
| | RELATION TO THE WATER HEATER. THE LOCATION OF THE WATER |
| | HEATER SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S |
| | INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. THE HOUSE PLAN CAN BE HAND |
| | DRAWN. WPB AMEND. TO FBC SEC. 107.2.1. - CORRECTED |
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| | 14. INDICATE ON THE PLAN IF THE TANKLESS WATER HEATER |
| | IS REPLACING AN EXISTING TANKLESS WATER HEATER OR IS IT |
| | REPLACING A STORAGE TANK TYPE WATER HEATER OR IS IT |
| | BEING ADDED TO THE EXISTING HOT WATER SYSTEM? INDICATE |
| | ON THE APPLICATION IN THE DESCRIPTION OF WORK. NO |
| | ADDRESSED - PLAN ON MASTER PERMIT SHOWS TWO EXISTING |
| | WATER HEATERS. ARE THEY BEING REPLACED? |
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| | 15. SUBMIT COMBUSTION AIR CALCULATIONS FOR THE ADDED |
| | GAS APPLIANCES. WHERE COMBUSTION AIR IS PROVIDED BY THE |
| | BUILDING?S MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM, THE SYSTEM |
| | SHALL PROVIDE THE SPECIFIED COMBUSTION AIR RATE IN |
| | ADDITION TO THE REQUIRED VENTILATION AIR. FBCR |
| | G2407.9.3. - N/A - ADEQUATE COMBUSTION AIR IS AVAILABLE |
| | FOR STOVE IN KITCHEN AREA, |
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| | 16. SUBMIT TWO COPIES OF THE APPLICABLE SIZING TABLES |
| | USED TO SIZE THE GAS SYSTEM OR PLACE A NOTE ON THE |
| | PLANS/DRAWINGS SPECIFYING WHICH SIZING TABLE(S) FROM |
| | THE GAS CODE OR OTHER STANDARD THAT WERE USED IN THE |
| | DESIGN OF THIS GAS SYSTEM. REFER TO THE 2017 FBC-RES. |
| | SEC. G2413.3, G2412.8, G2413.1, G2413.2, & G2413.3. |
| | DENIED SEE NOTE # 2 ABOVE. |
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| | 17. SHOW THE LOCATION OF ALL MP (STEP-DOWN) REGULATORS. |
| | A LISTED SHUTOFF VALVE SHALL BE INSTALLED IMMEDIATELY |
| | AHEAD OF EACH MP REGULATOR. 2017 FBC-RESIDENTIAL SEC. G |
| | 2420.4. PROVIDE FUNCTION OF STEP DOWN REGULATOR AT |
| | TANKLESS WATER HEATER. ISOMETRIC DRAWING DOES NOT |
| | INDICATE THE LINE PRESSURE SUPPLYING THIS REGULATOR. |
| | PLEASE CLARIFY. |
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| | 18. SUBMIT MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS AND |
| | INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PRESSURE REGULATORS. |
| | REGULATORS INSTALLED ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING |
| | SHALL BE APPROVED FOR OUTDOOR INSTALLATION. IDENTIFY ON |
| | THE SPECIFICATION SHEETS WHICH MODEL REGULATOR IS BEING |
| | INSTALLED AND THE ORIFICE SIZE TO ENSURE THE REGULATOR |
| | CAN ACCOMMODATE THE BTU LOAD THROUGH THE REGULATOR. |
| | 2017 FBC-RES. SEC. G2421.1. CORRECTED. |
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| | NEW COMMENTS |
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| | 1. SUBMIT REVISION TO MASTER PERMIT #1807114 FOR THE |
| | INSTALLATION OF THE TANKLESS WATER HEATER. INDICATE IF |
| | THE EXISTING WATER HEATERS ON MASTER PLAN WILL BE |
| | REPLACED BY THIS TANKLESS WATER HEATER. |
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| | 2. IF UNDERGROUND LP TANK IS NEW, SUBMIT PERMIT |
| | APPLICATION FOR TANK INSTALLATION. IF LP TANK IS |
| | EXITING, PROVIDE CERTIFICATION LETTER FROM FPU AND |
| | INDICATE TANK IS EXISTING ON GAS PLAN. |
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| | PLEASE NOTE THAT 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 |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. PLEASE, ADDITIONALLY, INSERT |
| | CORRECTED PAGES INTO SUBMITTAL AND LEAVE THE PREVIOUSLY |
| | REVIEWED SHEETS DETACHED. |
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