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| 2007-04-15 12:39:07 | ********* UNSAT4THREVIEW *********** |
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| | ** PLEASE SEE SOME ITEMS FROM THE THREE PREVIOUS |
| | REVIEWS ARE STILL IN NEED OF ADDRESSING. PLEASE SEE NEW |
| | COMMENTS DUE TO CHANGES IN PLANS WHICH DECREASED ON OF |
| | THE UNITS UPSTAIRS AND CHANGED FROM COMMERCIAL OFFICE |
| | USE TO RESIDENTIAL. |
| | |
| | ** IMPORTANT** |
| | THE OCCUPANCY OF UNITS ON SECOND FLOOR GREATLY AFFECTS |
| | MANY COMMENTS FOR CODE COMPLIANCE , WHETHER OR NOT THEY |
| | ARE RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL OFFICES. |
| | |
| | |
| | 1) NOTE:PLEASE SEE NOTE #27 FROM THE PREVIOUS THREE |
| | REVIEWS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2004 FBC CHAPTER 13. |
| | PLEASE SEE THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS DO NOT CORRELATE |
| | WITH PLANS, AND FIXTURE LEGENDS FOR THE NUMBER OF |
| | FIXTURES, TYPES, WATTAGES ETC. THERE ARE MULTIPLE ITEMS |
| | WHICH DO NOT MATCH. |
| | PLEASE SEE THE CONTROLS ON THE CALCULATIONS INDICATE |
| | MANUAL ON/OFF WHEN AUTOMATED CONTROLS ARE REQUIRED FOR |
| | CERTAIN AREAS. |
| | PLEASE SEE NEW RESIDENTIAL UNITS FALL UNDER SEPARATE |
| | REQUIREMENTS. |
| | PLEASE SEE NO MAXIMUM TIMES ARE SHOWN FOR DEVICES. |
| | PLEASE SEE MULTIPLE LOCATIONS WHICH DO NOT INDICATE |
| | EITHER TIMER TYPE OR OCCUPANCY TYPE DEVICES? |
| | NOTES LOCATED ON SOME ITEMS, HOWEVER SOME OF THE NOTES |
| | LIKE NOTES #1 AND #2 INDICATE LIGHTING ON THE INSIDE |
| | BEING CONTROLLED BY A PHOTO-CELL ALONG WITH OUTSIDE |
| | LIGHTING? |
| | PLEASE SEE 13-415.1.ABC.1.1, .1.2, AND .1.3. PLEASE SEE |
| | 13-415.1.AB.1.1, 13-415.2 |
| | PLEASE SEE INPUT DATA REPORT WHICH DOES NOT SEEMS |
| | COORDINATE WITH TOTAL ALLOWANCE ON FRONT SECTION OF |
| | CALCULATIONS. |
| | ** PLEASE SEE NOTES FOR EGRESS STAIRS AND CORRIDORS. |
| | |
| | 2) NOTE: PLEASE SEE NEW SHEET E-8 NOW SUBMITTED FOR |
| | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM WHICH WAS NOT ON PREVIOUS PLANS. |
| | PLEASE SEE ELECTRICAL PLANS INDICATE THE FAAP WITH |
| | NOTES BEING THE FACP? PLEASE SEE E-8 WHICH INDICATES |
| | THE FACP LOCATED INSIDE THE TENANT *A* WHICH IS NOT |
| | PERMITTED. THIS DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO THE E-8 SHEET. |
| | PLEASE CLARIFY THE DESIGNATED DEDICATED *SMOKE |
| | DETECTOR* CIRCUIT ON HP WHEN THESE DEVICES SHOULD BE ON |
| | THE FACP?? |
| | PLEASE SEE NOTES ALSO MENTIONS A COMPLETE FIRE |
| | SPRINKLER SYSTEM WHICH IS TO BE INSTALLED HOWEVER NO |
| | BASE DESIGN PLANS WERE SUBMITTED. PLEASE SEE FIRE |
| | MARSHAL REVIEW NOTES AND SEE FBC 106.3.5.1.2 AS THE |
| | BASE PLANS SHALL SHOW THE REQUIRED PROPOSED SYSTEM |
| | ALTHOUGH THE FS WILL BE UNDER A SEPARATE PERMIT. PLEASE |
| | SEE THAT THE DEVICES FOR HORNS AND STROBES SHALL MEET |
| | FBC 11-4.28.1,.2 AND .3(4). |
| | PLEASE INDICATE ALL OF THE MINIMUM LEVELS IN AREAS FOR |
| | ADA COMPLIANCE. |
| | PLEASE KNOW, AS THE REQUIRED VERTICAL ACCESSIBILITY HAS |
| | NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED, THIS MAY REQUIRE OTHER DEVICES |
| | TO BE INCREASED. |
| | |
| | 3) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE PLANS SEEM TO INDICATE COMMON |
| | AREA ROOMS/CLOSETS WHICH ARE ONLY ACCESSIBLE FROM THE |
| | TENANT SPACE. THIS WAS BROUGHT UP IN THE PREVIOUS |
| | MEETING WITH THE DESIGNER. PLEASE COORDINATE WITH NOTES |
| | ABOVE FOR LOCATION OF *HOUSE* EQUIPMENT AND ACCESS TO |
| | THESE LOCATIONS. |
| | IF THESE ROOMS ARE PART OF HOUSE EQUIPMENT, POWER ETC, |
| | THEN THESE MUST BE ACCESSED FROM OTHER THAN INSIDE THE |
| | TENANT SPACE. |
| | |
| | 4) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE LOCATION OF THE *HP* PANEL |
| | WHICH IS BEING SHOWN IN THE FIRE RATED EGRESS CORRIDOR |
| | AND EXIT STAIRS. |
| | PLEASE SEE THIS WILL BE NOTED FROM BUILDING AND FIRE |
| | REVIEW FOR EXACT LOCATION WHICH IS NOT PERMITTED IN |
| | RATED STAIR/EXIT/EXIT ACCESS ETC. |
| | PLEASE SEE FBC CHAPTER 10 FOR ITEMS WHICH ARE PERMITTED |
| | IN THESE AREAS MAY ONLY BE PERTAINING TO THE ELECTRICAL |
| | EQUIPMENT AND DEVICES FOR THESE AREAS. |
| | |
| | 5) NOTE: PLEASE SEE NOTE #8 FROM ALL PREVIOUS REVIEWS |
| | WHICH GAVE SECTIONS 210.52B1, 220.16 AND 210.11C1 FOR |
| | THE MINIMUM OF TWO OR MORE SMALL APPLIANCE CIRCUITS AND |
| | WHAT IS PERMITTED TO BE ON THESE CIRCUITS. |
| | PLEASE SEE PLANS WHICH STILL INDICATE DINING ROOM |
| | RECEPTACLE CIRCUITS WHICH ARE NOT FIGURED AT MINIMUM VA |
| | AS REQUIRED PER 210.11C1 AND 220.16. |
| | PLEASE SEE PLANS INDICATE SOME OF THESE AREAS WHICH |
| | CONTAIN SEVERAL CIRCUITS WHICH ARE BEING SHOWN AS |
| | GENERAL RECEPTACLE CIRCUITS. |
| | PLEASE SEE E-17, E-2, C-23, D-2, C-23 ETC. |
| | PLEASE SEE NEXT COMMENT WITH RESPECT TO 210.52 WHICH IS |
| | MISSING SOME RECEPTACLES AS REQUIRED IN BREAKFAST/BAR |
| | AREAS FOR WALL SPACE AND ALSO MISSING DEVICES FOR WALL |
| | SPACES IN DINING AREAS. |
| | ** LOADS ON THESE CIRCUITS SHALL BE 1500VA, NO OTHER |
| | AREAS/DEVICE UNLESS LISTED AS AREAS OF THE LIKE AS |
| | STATED IN THE CODE ARE PERMITTED ON THESE CIRCUITS. * * |
| | PLEASE SEE RANGE HOOD J-BOXES WHICH ARE BEING SHOWN ON |
| | THE SMALL APPLIANCE CIRCUITS WHICH IS NOT PERMITTED. A |
| | RANGE HOOD IS NOT ONE OF THE PERMITTED APPLIANCES WHICH |
| | MAY BE ON THE SM APPL. CIRCUITS. |
| | |
| | 6) NOTE:PLEASE SEE SEVERAL AREAS FOR MISSING |
| | RECEPTACLES PER 210.52. |
| | PLEASE SEE UNIT E WHICH IS MISSING DEVICES WITHIN 6FT |
| | OF DOORWAYS, MORE THAN 12FT OF WALL WITHOUT A DEVICE. |
| | PLEASE ALSO SEE UNIT *C* AND *D* DINING AREA WALL WHICH |
| | HAS MORE THAN 12FT OF WALL WITHOUT A DEVICE.PLEASE |
| | SEE LIVING ROOM AREA IN UNIT E. PLEASE SEE ONE SET OF |
| | PLANS ARE REDLINED WITH SOME OF THESE LOCATIONS. |
| | |
| | 7) NOTE: PLEASE SEE UNIT E WHICH SHOWS A WATER HEATER |
| | DESIGNATION LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE KITCHEN |
| | COUNTER SPACE?? |
| | PLEASE ALSO SEE THE PLANS INDICATE THE WATER HEATER IN |
| | A CLOSET? |
| | PLEASE SEE 422.17 AS THE WATER HEATER IS BEING SHOWN IN |
| | A STORAGE CLOSET WHICH CONTAINS EASILY IGNITABLE |
| | MATERIALS.* EACH ELECTRICALLY HEATED APPLIANCE THAT IS |
| | INTENDED BY SIZE, WEIGHT, AND SERVICE TO BE LOCATED IN |
| | A FIXED POSITION SHALL BE PLACED SO AS TO PROVIDE AMPLE |
| | PROTECTION BETWEEN THE APPLIANCE AND ADJACENT |
| | COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL*. |
| | |
| | 8) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 410.8 AS THE LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE |
| | CLOSET IN UNIT *C* DOES MEET THE MINIMUM CLEARANCES ARE |
| | REQUIRED. |
| | PLEASE RELOCATE OR REMOVE. |
| | |
| | 9) NOTE: PLEASE SEE UNIT E- WHICH IS MISSING THE |
| | STOVE/RANGE CIRCUITING FROM PLANS. |
| | PLEASE ALSO SUBMIT THE MANUFACTURE INFORMATION SPECS ON |
| | THIS STOVE/RANGE. THE SIZE AND LOAD FOR WHAT IS BEING |
| | SHOWN ON PLANS AS A FULL SIZE APPLIANCE SEEMS TO BE |
| | VERY LOW. |
| | PLEASE SEE THE TABLES IN 220.19. |
| | ** PLEASE ALSO VERIFY PLANS AS THEY ARE INDICATING GFCI |
| | PROTECTION FOR THE RANGE/STOVE?? |
| | |
| | 10) NOTE: PLEASE INDICATE THE AIC RATINGS FOR ALL |
| | SERVICE EQUIPMENT. MAINS, PANELS AND BREAKERS. PLEASE |
| | SEE PANELS DO INDICATE RATINGS AT 22K, HOWEVER IF SHOWN |
| | AS 22K FOR THE ENTIRE PANEL AS FULLY RATED, THEN THIS |
| | WOULD MEAN ALL OF THE BRANCH BREAKERS WOULD BE 22K |
| | RATED. IS THIS WHAT IS REALLY INTENDED? |
| | |
| | 11) NOTE: PLEASE COMPLETE THE PHOTO-METRICS AS THE |
| | LEVELS ARE NOT READABLE ON PLANS SUBMITTED FOR WALKWAY |
| | AREAS AND STAIRS. |
| | PLEASE CLARIFY HOW THE PHOTO-METRICS INDICATE ONE TYPE |
| | OF FIXTURE BEING FIGURED FOR LIGHTING LEVELS, YET THE |
| | LIGHTING PLANS AND FIXTURE LEGEND INDICATE A DIFFERENT |
| | TYPE OF FIXTURE? IN FACT THE LIGHTING FIXTURES WHICH |
| | ARE NOTED TO BE USED ON PHOTO-METRICS ARE NOT EVEN |
| | LISTED ON THE FIXTURE LEGEND? |
| | PLEASE SHOW AND INDICATE THE MINIMUM LEVELS FOR |
| | SECTIONS BELOW, PLEASE SEE THE COMMENTS WITH RESPECT TO |
| | EGRESS LIGHTING AND CONTROLS FOR CHAPTER 13. PLEASE SEE |
| | SECTION 1006.1.2 OF THEFBC 2004 PLEASE SEE THE |
| | FOLLOWING TEXT WHICH WAS EXTRACTED DIRECTLY FROM |
| | NFPA-101. |
| | 7.8.1 GENERAL. |
| | 7.8.1.1* ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7.8 FOR EVERY |
| | BUILDING AND STRUCTURE WHERE REQUIRED IN CHAPTER 11 |
| | THROUGH CHAPTER 42. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS |
| | REQUIREMENT, EXIT ACCESS SHALL INCLUDE ONLY DESIGNATED |
| | STAIRS, AISLES, CORRIDORS, RAMPS, ESCALATORS, AND |
| | PASSAGEWAYS LEADING TO AN EXIT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF |
| | THIS REQUIREMENT, EXIT DISCHARGE SHALL INCLUDE ONLY |
| | DESIGNATED STAIRS, AISLES, CORRIDORS, RAMPS, |
| | ESCALATORS, WALKWAYS, AND EXIT PASSAGEWAYS LEADING TO A |
| | PUBLIC WAY. |
| | 7.8.1.2 ILLUMINATION OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE |
| | CONTINUOUS DURING THE TIME THAT THE CONDITIONS OF |
| | OCCUPANCY REQUIRE THAT THE MEANS OF EGRESS BE AVAILABLE |
| | FOR USE, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN 7.8.1.2.2. |
| | 7.8.1.2.1 ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING SHALL BE EMPLOYED AT SUCH |
| | LOCATIONS AND FOR SUCH PERIODS OF TIME AS ARE NECESSARY |
| | TO MAINTAIN THE ILLUMINATION TO THE MINIMUM CRITERIA |
| | VALUES HEREIN SPECIFIED. |
| | 7.8.1.2.2 AUTOMATIC, MOTION SENSOR?TYPE LIGHTING |
| | SWITCHES SHALL BE PERMITTED WITHIN THE MEANS OF EGRESS, |
| | PROVIDED THAT THE SWITCH CONTROLLERS ARE EQUIPPED FOR |
| | FAIL-SAFE OPERATION, THE ILLUMINATION TIMERS ARE SET |
| | FOR A MINIMUM 15-MINUTE DURATION, AND THE MOTION SENSOR |
| | IS ACTIVATED BY ANY OCCUPANT MOVEMENT IN THE AREA |
| | SERVED BY THE LIGHTING UNITS. |
| | 7.8.1.3* THE FLOORS AND OTHER WALKING SURFACES WITHIN |
| | AN EXIT AND WITHIN THE PORTIONS OF THE EXIT ACCESS AND |
| | EXIT DISCHARGE DESIGNATED IN 7.8.1.1 SHALL BE |
| | ILLUMINATED AS FOLLOWS: |
| | (1)DURING CONDITIONS OF STAIR USE, THE MINIMUM |
| | ILLUMINATION FOR NEW STAIRS SHALL BE AT LEAST 108 LUX |
| | (10 FT-CANDLE), MEASURED AT THE WALKING SURFACES. (2) |
| | THE MINIMUM ILLUMINATION FOR FLOORS AND WALKING |
| | SURFACES, OTHER THAN NEW STAIRS, SHALL BE TO VALUES OF |
| | AT LEAST 10.8 LUX (1 FT-CANDLE), MEASURED AT THE |
| | FLOOR. |
| | * PLEASE ALSO SEE SECTION 7.9.2.2. WHERE THE FAILURE OF |
| | ANY SINGLE DEVICE OR LIGHTINGSHALL NOT LEAVE ANY ONE |
| | EGRESS AREA IN TOTAL DARKNESS. |
| | |
| | 12) NOTE: PLEASE COORDINATE ALL CIRCUITS. PLEASE SEE |
| | CIRCUITING FOR LIGHTING IN UNIT E, WHICH INDICATES E-19 |
| | FOR BEDROOM LIGHTING AND LIGHTING IN OTHER AREAS, YET |
| | THE PANEL SCHEDULE SHOWS THIS CIRCUIT AS THE CIRCUIT |
| | FOR THE WASHER?? |
| | PLEASE SEE 210.12 FOR AFCI PROTECTION IN THE 2002 NEC> |
| | |
| | 13) NOTE: PLEASE CLARIFY THE NOTES ON THE LIGHTING |
| | PLANS FOR THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS ON THE SECOND FLOOR |
| | WHICH SEEM TO INDICATE LIGHTS FOR COMMERCIAL SPACE?? |
| | PLEASE SEE NOTE #1 FOR E UNIT WHICH MENTIONS EMERGENCY |
| | LIGHTING ETC?? |
| | FBC 106.1.2 |
| | SEE E-6. |
| | |
| | 14) NOTE: PLEASE CLARIFY RISER AS THE RISER SHOWS ONE |
| | LARGER GUTTER/TROUGH, YET PLANS INDICATE A DOOR LOCATED |
| | IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GUTTER. PLEASE KNOW IF THE WALL |
| | SPACE IN NOT CONTINUOUS THEN SOME THING MUST BE DONE |
| | WITH THE RISER AND ADJUSTED TO INCLUDE FEEDERS TO |
| | METERS/DISCONNECTS. |
| | AS SHOWN, THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE. |
| | PLEASE REVISE RISER, PLANS OR DOOR LOCATION FOR RISER |
| | TO BE COMPLETE AT ONE LOCATION. |
| | 215.5. |
| | FBC 106.3.5.1.2, 106.1.2 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. |
| | |
| | 15) NOTE: PLEASE COMPLETE THE ROOM/AREA DESIGNATIONS ON |
| | PANEL SCHEDULE TO CORRELATE WITH THE DESIGNATIONS ON |
| | PLANS. |
| | PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING TEXT FROM 408.4 WHICH MENTIONS |
| | THE USE OF *GENERAL RECEPTACLES/GENERAL LIGHTING* IS |
| | NOT PERMITTED. |
| | SOME CIRCUITS AS SHOWN ARE NOT CLEAR. |
| | DESIGNATIONS ARE NOT SHOWN ON LIGHTING PLANS. |
| | * CODE TO REQUIRE THAT THE IDENTIFICATION FOR EVERY |
| | CIRCUIT SUPPLIED BY A PANEL-BOARD OR SWITCHBOARD BE |
| | LEGIBLE AND CLEARLY STATE THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE FOR |
| | WHICH THE CIRCUIT IS USED. CIRCUITS USED FOR THE SAME |
| | PURPOSE MUST BE IDENTIFIED AS TO THEIR LOCATION. FOR |
| | EXAMPLE, SMALL APPLIANCE BRANCH CIRCUITS CAN SUPPLY |
| | OUTLETS IN THE KITCHEN, DINING ROOM, AND KITCHEN |
| | COUNTERTOPS. IDENTIFYING THE CIRCUITS AS SMALL |
| | APPLIANCE BRANCH CIRCUITS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE; INSTEAD, |
| | THEY SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED AS ``KITCHEN WALL |
| | RECEPTACLES,'' ``DINING ROOM FLOOR RECEPTACLE,'' OR |
| | ``KITCHEN COUNTERTOP RECEPTACLES LEFT OF SINK.'' |
| | CIRCUIT DIRECTORIES CONTAINING MULTIPLE ENTRIES WITH |
| | ONLY ``LIGHTS'' OR ``OUTLETS'' DO NOT PROVIDE THE |
| | SUFFICIENT DETAIL REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION.* 408.4, |
| | 310.16, 240.4 ETC |
| | FBC 106.3.5.4 |
| | |
| | 16) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE PREVIOUS REVIEW GAVE NOTICE TO |
| | THE FS 553.80(2)(B) WITH RESPECT TO DESIGN |
| | PROFESSIONALS AND REPEAT COMMENTS. |
| | PLEASE KNOW AT THIS TIME A FEE OF $6,600 HAS NOW BEEN |
| | ASSESSED AS REQUIRED UNDER THE FLORIDA STATUTES AS |
| | THERE HAVE BEEN SOME OF THE SAME COMMENTS REPEATED FOR |
| | CODE COMPLIANCE FROM PREVIOUS REVIEWS |
| | THIS FEE IS ASSESSED TO THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL AS |
| | REQUIRED UNDER THE FLORIDA STATUTES AND MUST BE PAID |
| | BEFORE THE NEXT RE-SUBMISSION OF PLANS. |
| | ** PLEASE ALSO KNOW THAT ONE COMPLETE SET OF PLANS WILL |
| | BE RETAINED BY THIS OFFICE TO BE PLACED WITH PLANS FROM |
| | PREVIOUS REVIEWS FOR POSSIBLE REVIEW BY THE STATES |
| | LEGAL COUNSEL TO THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTS. |
| | |
| | * ** IMPORTANT** |
| | ONCE ALL REVIEWS ARE DONE AND PLANS ARE |
| | PICKED UP FOR CORRECTIONS, PLEASE BE |
| | SURE TO COMPLETELY REMOVE ALL OLD/VOIDED |
| | SHEETS AND ONLY INSERT NEW REVISED |
| | SHEETS INTO TWO COMPLETE SETS FOR REVIEW |
| | AND STAMPING. DO NOT LEAVE ANY |
| | OLD/VOIDED SHEETS IN SETS. |
| | PLEASE KNOW ONLY ONE SET OF THE |
| | OLD/VOIDED SHEETS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED |
| | FOR REFERENCE. |
| | THIS WILL HELP IN THE REVIEW PROCESS AND |
| | AVOID ANY DELAYS. |
| | |
| | ** PLEASE BE SURE TO CALL IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR |
| | COMMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE TYPED COMMENTS ABOVE. IF |
| | THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS WHICH ARE NOT CLEAR IN ANY WAY, |
| | NOT UNDERSTOOD OR NOT TYPED IN A CLEAR MANOR, PLEASE DO |
| | NOT HESITATE IN CONTACTING THIS OFFICE AND THIS |
| | REVIEWER. |
| | |
| | DEWEY PALMER |
| | ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW II |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPT. |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | 561-805-6717 |
| | [email protected] |
