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| 2007-09-19 07:54:56 | |
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| | THIS REVIEW WAS DONE UNDER THESE CURRENT CODE CYCLES: |
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| | THE 2004 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 2006 REVISIONS, 2005 |
| | NEC, NFPA-72 2002, NFPA-101 2003, 2004 FBC AS AMENDED, |
| | CHAPTER 1.AND FOUND NONCOMPLIANT WITH THE FOLLOWING: |
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| | COMMENT FROM PREVIOUS REVIEW DONE ON 8/28/07: |
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| | 2}PER CHAPTER 13 FBC, SUBCHAPTER 13-400.0.C.4, |
| | PROVIDE PERFORMANCE CALCULATIONS FOR REVIEW PER |
| | 13-415.2. AND CERTIFICATION PER 13-103.1.2. |
| | THIS COMMENT MUST BE ADDRESSED PER THE FOLLOWING: |
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| | 13-400.0.C.4 RENOVATED BUILDINGS. |
| | RENOVATED BUILDINGS SHALL, WHEN APPLICABLE (SEE SECTION |
| | 202), MEET THE EFFICIENCIES LISTED ON FORM 400C FOR |
| | COMPONENTS BEING CHANGED OR SHALL COMPLY WITH THE |
| | ENVELOPE OR SYSTEMS CRITERIA IN METHOD B OF FLA/COM FOR |
| | THE COMPONENTS BEING CHANGED. EXISTING BUILDINGS NOT |
| | MEETING THE DEFINITION OF A RENOVATION IN WHICH NEW |
| | HEATING, COOLING, WATER HEATING, ELECTRICAL OR LIGHTING |
| | SYSTEMS ARE INSTALLED SHALL MEET THE BASIC PRESCRIPTIVE |
| | MINIMUM EFFICIENCIES LISTED IN THIS CODE FOR THE |
| | SYSTEM(S) BEING CHANGED. |
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| | 13-400.3.ABC.2 CODE COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION. |
| | THE BUILDING'S OWNER, THE OWNER'S ARCHITECT, OR OTHER |
| | AUTHORIZED AGENT LEGALLY DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER SHALL |
| | CERTIFY TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL THAT THE BUILDING IS |
| | IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 13 OF |
| | THIS CODE PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE PERMIT TO BEGIN |
| | CONSTRUCTION OR RENOVATION. |
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| | THE RESPONSE THAT THE "G.C. WILL PROVIDE"GIVEN AUGUST |
| | 29TH, IS ACCEPTABLE, BUT PER 13-400.3ABC.2 IT MUST BE |
| | SUBMITTED WITH THE PLANS TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE AT THE |
| | REVIEW LEVEL. ALSO IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THIS |
| | OFFICE THAT THE INTENT OF THIS ARTICLE DOES NOT MANDATE |
| | A "CERTIFICATE" BUT"THE CERTIFIED FLA/COM |
| | CALCULATION PRINTOUT OR FORM 400C SHALL BE A PART OF |
| | THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS SUBMITTED FOR PERMITTING." |
| | THEREFORE FORM 400C COULD BE USED INSTEAD OF METHOD "B" |
| | WHICH REQUIRES A FLA/COM CALCULATION PRINTOUT. BUT |
| | DENSITY AND LIGHTING CONTROLS MUST BE SUBMITTED FOR |
| | REVIEW, AND THE FIXTURE SCHEDULE MUST AGREE. |
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| | IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL. |
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| | BILL TROBAUGH |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | 561/805-6718 |
| | [email protected] |
