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| 2007-04-15 14:53:31 | ********* UNSAT2NDREVIEW *********** |
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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 OR BASED ON PAPERWORK |
| | AND DOCUMENTATION SUBMITTED NOT DONE BY ANY DESIGN |
| | PROFESSIONAL |
| | |
| | ** PLEASE SEE THAT ANY REFERENCES TO THE FBC CHAPTER 1 |
| | ARE FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF |
| | WEST PALM BEACH. |
| | |
| | |
| | 1) NOTE: PLEASE SEE CODES REFLECTED ON PLANS ARE NOT |
| | CORRECT. |
| | PLEASE SEE THAT MANY OF THE CODES REFLECTED WENT OUT IN |
| | OCT 1ST OF 2005. PLEASE SEE THERE ARE SEVERAL CODES |
| | WHICH ARE STILL BEING REFLECTED FROM THE *2001 FBC* , |
| | THE 2000 FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE ETC? |
| | PLEASE ALSO SEE THAT AS OF DECEMBER 8TH, 2006 THE |
| | CODES CHANGED TO THE 2006 REVISIONS TO THE 2004 FBC. |
| | PLEASE SEE THIS INCLUDES ALL MECHANICAL, PLUMBING |
| | BUILDING ETC. |
| | PLEASE SEE THAT AS OF THAT SAME DATE THE STATE ALSO |
| | ADOPTED THE NEW 2005 NFPA-70 (NEC). |
| | PLEASE SEE THE INCORRECT NFPA-101, 1 AND 72 ARE |
| | REFLECTED ALONG WITH THE INCORRECT NFPA-70 WHICH IS |
| | SHOWN AS THE 2002. |
| | PLEASE LIST THE FOLLOWING AT A MINIMUM ON ARCHITECTURAL |
| | COVER SHEET AND ELECTRICAL PLANS AT A MINIMUM. 2005 |
| | NFPA-70, 2002 NFPA-72, 2003 NFPA-101, 2003 NFPA-1. |
| | |
| | ** PLEASE KNOW THAT OTHER CODES FROM OTHER TRADES MAY |
| | ALSO BE STATED TO BE DONE. THIS IS FOR ELECTRICAL |
| | REVIEW ONLY HOWEVER ALL CORRECTED CODES MUST BE STATED |
| | FOR DESIGN WHETHER OR NOT COMMENTS ARE MADE BY ANY OF |
| | THE OTHER TRADES. |
| | |
| | 2) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE END OF THE PREVIOUS REVIEW |
| | REQUESTED FOR ALL OLD/VOIDED SHEETS WHICH WERE BEING |
| | REPLACED TO BE REMOVED AND TO SUBMIT *ONE COPY* OF THE |
| | OLD/VOIDED SHEETS BACK WITH PLANS FOR REFERENCE. THE |
| | SHEETS WERE REMOVED HOWEVER NO OLD/VOIDED SHEETS WERE |
| | SUBMITTED BACK WITH PLANS? |
| | PLEASE SUBMIT ALL FOR THE NEXT REVIEW AS SHEETS WILL BE |
| | REQUIRED TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED ON AGAIN. |
| | |
| | 3) NOTE: PLEASE PROVIDE WORST CASE VOLTAGE DROP FOR |
| | BRANCH/CIRCUITS AND FEEDERS PER 13-413.1ABC.1.1, .1.2. |
| | THIS INFORMATION WHICH WAS SUBMITTED ON SEPARATE SHEETS |
| | SHALL BE PART OF THE PLANS, SIGNED, DATED AND SEALED BY |
| | THE RESPONSIBLE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL ALONG WITH TITLE |
| | BLOCK INFORMATION ON PLANS AND SHEETS. THESE WOULD BE |
| | INCORPORATED IN PLAN SETS NOT SUBMITTED AS LOOSE |
| | SHEETS. |
| | PLEASE ALSO THE INFORMATION ON SHEETS DOES NOT INDICATE |
| | WHAT THESE ARE FOR? PLEASE SEE THAT ONLY A WORST CASE |
| | IS BEING REQUESTED FOR BRANCH CIRCUITS AND FEEDERS. |
| | PLEASE KNOW THIS WOULD INCLUDE SITE WIRING. THE |
| | NUMERICAL DESIGNATIONS ON THESE SEPARATE SHEETS DO NOT |
| | INDICATE WHAT THEY ARE FOR? |
| | FBC 106.1.2, 106.3.5.1.2 |
| | FS 471.025 |
| | |
| | 4) NOTE: PLEASE SUBMIT MINIMUM ENERGY CALCULATIONS AND |
| | PERFORMANCE CALCULATIONS BASED ON THE AREA BEING DONE |
| | AS A SHELL. PLEASE SEE 13-415.1.AB.1 AND 13-415.2. |
| | PLEASE SEE 13-101.1.6 FOR MINIMUM REQUIRED FOR SHELL AS |
| | METHOD *B* AND *C*. PLEASE SEE THE SINGLE SHEET |
| | SUBMITTED DOES NOT COORDINATE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS |
| | FROM THE 2004 FBC W/ 2006 REVISION AND FLA-COM UPDATED |
| | FORM NUMBERS/METHODS. |
| | PLEASE SEE THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS SHALL CORRELATE WITH |
| | ALL FIXTURES AS SHOWN ON PLANS FOR DESIGN WATTAGE, TYPE |
| | OF CONTROLS ETC. |
| | PLEASE SEE 13-103.1.1.1 AS THE DESIGNER OF RECORD |
| | RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANS/DESIGNS/ENERGY CALCULATIONS MUST |
| | BE SIGNED, DATED AND SEALED AS STATED ON PREVIOUS |
| | REVIEW. |
| | * PLEASE KNOW THESE SHALL BE SIGNED, DATED AND SEALED, |
| | BY THE ENGINEER OF RECORD. 13-103.1.1.1 |
| | |
| | 5) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THAT THE REQUIRED DEVICES FOR ALL |
| | LIGHTING AND DETAIL FOR SYSTEM OR DEVICES WHICH ARE |
| | GOING TO BE INSTALLED AND LOCATIONS ARE NOT SHOWN ON |
| | PLANS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 13 OF THE 2004 FBC W/ |
| | 2006 REVISIONS. |
| | PLEASE SEE THAT A SINGLE TC IS NOT THE ONLY ITEM |
| | NEEDED. PLEASE SEE THAT OVER-RIDE DEVICES ARE REQUIRED |
| | AT THE POINT OF ENTRANCE INTO SPACES AND THESE DEVICES |
| | A LIMITED TO TIME OF OVER-RIDE DEPENDING ON THE DEVICE |
| | WHICH IS SELECTED. PLEASE SEE ALL ROOMS AND SEPARATE |
| | SPACES SHALL ALSO CONTAIN DEVICES WHICH ARE NOT SHOWN |
| | AND MAXIMUM OVER RIDE TIMES. |
| | PLEASE SEE THE SAME SECTIONS AS NOTED ON PREVIOUS |
| | REVIEW. |
| | PLEASE SEE THAT LIGHTING CONTROLS ARE REQUIRED FOR |
| | AUTOMATED SHUTTING DOWN OF LIGHTING. PLEASE SEE FBC |
| | 2004 (2006 REVISIONS) 13-415.1.ABC.1.1, .1.2 AND .1.3. |
| | PLEASE ALSO SEE THE STAIR AREAS WHICH ARE STATED AS |
| | BEING LEFT IN THE *ON* POSITION WHICH DOES NOT MEET THE |
| | INTEND OF THE FLORIDAENERGY CODE OR REQUIRED MANDATES |
| | NATIONWIDE. |
| | PLEASE SEE THERE ARE SECTIONS ON THE FBC AND NFPA WHICH |
| | ADDRESS EGRESS PATHS AND STAIRS. PLEASE SEEFBC |
| | 1006.1.2 |
| | |
| | 6) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THAT THE PLANS ARE MISSING THE |
| | REQUIRED EGRESS PHOTO-METRICS AS PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED |
| | AND REQUIRED PER NFPA-101 7.8.1.3, 7.9.2.2 |
| | THE LOOSE SHEETS WHICH CONTAIN PHOTO-METRICS ARE DONE |
| | PART OF THE PLANS; THEY DO NOT INDICATE THE STAIR |
| | LIGHTING UNDER NORMAL OR EMERGENCY IN ANY FASHION WHICH |
| | IS THE MOST IMPORTANT AREAS. THEY ARE NOT SIGNED, DATED |
| | OR SEALED BY THE RESPONSIBLE DESIGNER OF RECORD AS |
| | REQUIRED PER FS 471.025 |
| | THEY DO NOT INDICATE THE OTHER EGRESS PATHS UNDER |
| | NORMAL AND EMERGENCY CONDITIONS. |
| | |
| | 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. PLEASE PLACE DEVICES |
| | WHICH ARE TO CONTROL STAIRWAY LIGHTING FOR COVERAGE AND |
| | THAT A MINIMUM OF TWO DEVICES CONTROL ANY ONE AREA. |
| | |
| | 7) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ROOM. THE |
| | LIGHT SWITCH IS LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WALL WHERE |
| | THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED. |
| | PLEASE COORDINATE. |
| | FBC 106.1.2 |
| | |
| | 8) NOTE: PLEASE CORRELATE RISER AND PLANS FOR THE MAIN |
| | ELECTRICAL ROOM EQUIPMENT. PLEASE SEE THE PLANS |
| | INDICATE A 400A METER AND MAIN AND THE RISER INDICATES |
| | 800AMP? |
| | PLEASE SEE THE LOCATION WILL REQUIRE FURTHER |
| | CONSULTATION WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE AS THE |
| | LOCATION OF THE MAIN IS LOCATED INSIDE THE BUILDING |
| | THROUGH A MINIMUM OF THREE LOCKED DOORS WHICH AT THIS |
| | TIME IS TOO FAR INTO THE BUILDING FOR LIFE SAFETY AND |
| | READY ACCESS TO MAIN IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY OR TO |
| | SHUT OFF POWER DURING A FIRE. |
| | PLEASE SEE NEC 230.70, 90.4 |
| | FBC 104.6 |
| | |
| | 9) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THAT THE RISER IS ONLY NOW BEING |
| | SUBMITTEDWITH MORE COMPLETEDINFORMATION FOR |
| | CONDUCTORS, CONDUITS ETC, HOWEVER THERE ARE STILL SOME |
| | ITEMS WHICH NEED TO BE INCLUDED FOR CODE COMPLIANCE AS |
| | PREVIOUSLY NOTED. |
| | PLEASE SEE THE RISER AS SUBMITTED IS STILL NOT COMPLETE |
| | AT THIS TIME AND THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS WHICH CAN NOT |
| | BE REVIEWED FOR CODE COMPLIANCE. |
| | PLEASE SUBMIT A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL RISER DIAGRAM WITH |
| | ALL SERVICE ENTRANCE CONDUCTORS, FEEDERS, GROUNDING, |
| | SIZES OF ALL EQUIPMENT, LOCATIONS OF ALL EQUIPMENT, AIC |
| | RATINGS FOR ALL SERVICE EQUIPMENT ETC. |
| | ** PLEASE SEE SOME OF THE ITEMS WHICH ARE STILL |
| | MISSING. |
| | A) NO GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM. |
| | B) NO AIC RATINGS FOR ALL SERVICE EQUIPMENT. |
| | C) AN EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR MAY NOT BE |
| | INSTALLED BEFORE THE FIRST MEANS OF DISCONNECT AS NOW |
| | SHOWN ON RISER. (250.6, 250.24) |
| | D) LOADS CAN NOT BE VERIFIED FOR SERVICE RISER AS SHOWN |
| | WHICH WILL BE NOTED BELOW TO VERIFY IF THE CONDUCTORS |
| | ETC SHOWN ARE OF ADEQUATE SIZE ETC. |
| | SECTIONS AS GIVEN IN PREVIOUS REVIEW. |
| | ** PLEASE SEE 110.9, 215.5, 240.4, 310.16, 230.70, |
| | 230.76, 230.79,250.50, 250.54, 250.56, 250.66, 240.24, |
| | 110.26 ETC. |
| | PLEASE SEE THAT THESE ARE ALL FROM THE 2005 NEC. |
| | |
| | 10) NOTE: PLEASE SEE PLANS MENTION A LOCK OFF/ON DEVICE |
| | IS TO BE INSTALLED HOWEVER NO NOTES COULD BE LOCATED |
| | FOR TYPE OF DEVICE WHICH IS REQUIRED TO BE INSTALLED AS |
| | NOTED ON PREVIOUS REVIEW. |
| | ** PLEASE KNOW THAT ANY LOCK-OFF DEVICES SHALL INCLUDE |
| | SUCH A DEVICE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEVICE AS AN INTEGRAL |
| | PART OF THE BREAKER. A *SNAP ON/CLIP ON* TYPE DEVICE IS |
| | NOT ACCEPTABLE TO THIS AHJ. |
| | 110.3, 90.4. |
| | |
| | 11) NOTE:PLEASE SEE THE SEPARATE SHEETS SUBMITTED FOR |
| | PANEL NHP DOES NOT PROVIDE THE REQUIRED AND REQUESTED |
| | INFORMATION FOR COMPLETE LOAD CALCULATIONS FOR SERVICE |
| | AND ALL EQUIPMENT BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD.ALL |
| | INFORMATION SHALL BE INCLUDED IN RECORD SETS OF PLANS |
| | AND NOT SUBMITTED ON LOOSE SHEETS WHICH DO NOT CONTAIN |
| | THE COMPLETED INFORMATION OR DONE BY THE DESIGNER OR |
| | RECORD. |
| | PLEASE SEE THE 2005 NEC FOR REQUIRED METHODS. 220.12, |
| | 220.14, 220.42, 220.44 AND ALL PREVIOUS SECTIONS AS |
| | PREVIOUSLY NOTED. |
| | PLEASE SUBMIT COMPLETE LOAD CALCULATIONS FOR SERVICE |
| | AND EACH OF THE PANELS AS BEING SHOWN EVEN THOSE BEING |
| | SET ASIDE FOR FUTURE USE. PLEASE SEE THE ONLY PANEL |
| | SHOWN WHICH IS THE NHP AND THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE A LOAD |
| | SUMMARY OR HOW THE SERVICE WAS SIZED OR CORRECT LOAD |
| | CALCULATIONS FOR THIS PANEL OR SERVICE. |
| | PLEASE SEE NOTE #9 ABOVE AS THE SERVICE SIZE OR |
| | CONDUCTORS ARE NOT COMPLETE THE SIZE OF THE SERVICE CAN |
| | NOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. |
| | PLEASE SEE ALL OF 220. |
| | PLEASE ALSO SEE 215.3, 230.42 ETC FOR ALL CONTINUOUS |
| | LOADS AND LARGEST MOTORS LOADS AT 125%. |
| | FBC ADMIN SECTION 106.3.5.1.2, 106.1.2 |
| | |
| | 12) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THIS SAME COMMENT FROM PREVIOUS |
| | REVIEW WHICH REMAINS AS NOT INFORMATION WAS SUBMITTED. |
| | PLEASE SEE NOTE ABOVE (#13) WHICH REQUEST THE AIC |
| | RATINGS FOR ALL EQUIPMENT. PLEASE BE SURE THESE |
| | CORRELATE WITH THE DIVISION SPEC SUBMITTED. 106.1.2. |
| | NEC 110.9 |
| | |
| | 13) NOTE: PLEASE CLARIFY PANEL NHP WHICH INDICATE MORE |
| | THAN 42 SPACES WHICH IS NOT PERMITTED PER 408.35. |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PANEL AS THIS |
| | IS ONLY SHOWN AS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A TWO SECTION PANEL |
| | ON RISER AND RESPONSE MENTIONS THIS, HOWEVER PLANS, |
| | RISER AND PANEL SCHEDULE DOES NOT SHOW IF THIS FIRST |
| | SECTION CONTAINS FEED-THRU LUGS, FEEDERS, OCP ETC. |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION. |
| | FBC 106.1.2, 106.3.5.1.2 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. |
| | |
| | 14) NOTE: PLEASE SEE COPY OF FS 553.80(2)(B) WHICH IS |
| | BEING ATTACHED WITH RESPECT TO REPEAT COMMENTS FOR CODE |
| | COMPLIANCE. |
| | PLEASE SEE THIS IS GIVEN ONLY AS A NOTICE AT THIS |
| | TIME. |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | ** 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] |
