Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 08010249
Permit Number 08010249
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2008-05-02 16:08:01** DENIED 2ND REVIEW **
  
 ** PLEASE SEE SOME NOTES FROM PREVIOUS REVIEW ARE STILL
 IN NEED OF ADDRESSING.
 **PLEASE ALSO KNOW THERE ARE SEVERAL NEW COMMENTS DUE
 TO DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED ALONG WITH NEW COMMENTS DUE TO
 SOME NEW CODE INFORMATION.
  
 1) NOTE: PLEASE SUBMIT THREE COMPLETE SETS OF PLANS AND
 ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FOR REVIEW AND STAMPING.
 PLEASE KNOW ONLY TWO BINDERS WITH RESPONSES, SPECS,
 PRODUCT APPROVAL ETC WERE SUBMITTED. THREE DIVISION
 SPEC BOOKS WERE SUBMITTED AND THREE SETS OF PLANS
 HOWEVER ONLY TWO OTHER BOOKS AS MENTIONED.
 THIS IS A THRESHOLD PROJECT.
 FBC 106.1, ETC FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND
 COORDINATION.
  
 2 NOTE: PLEASE SUBMIT ENERGY CALCULATIONS WHICH
 COORDINATE WITH THE SUBMITTED PLANS. TWO DAYS AFTER
 PLANS WERE RE-SUBMITTED ON APRIL 17TH, THIS REVIEW WAS
 SPEAKING TO ELECTRICAL ENGINEER OF RECORD. THE ENERGY
 CALCULATIONS WERE STILL BEING COMPLETED. THIS REVIEW
 WAS TOLD THE REVISED CALCULATIONS WOULD BE IN THIS
 OFFICE WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS. ONE WEEK LATER THE
 CALCULATIONS WERE NOT SUBMITTED. THIS REVIEWER SPOKE
 WITH KAST CONSTRUCTION PROJECT COORDINATOR WITH RESPECT
 TO THE CALCULATIONS WHICH HAD NOT YET BEEN SUBMITTED.
 THE REVIEW WAS PUSHED BACK PAST OTHER PROJECTS IN DATED
 ORDER WAITING FOR THE CALCULATIONS TO BE SUBMITTED.
 PLEASE KNOW AS OF THIS REVIEW DATE 5/2/08 NO REVISED
 ENERGY CALCULATIONS WERE SUBMITTED. THE REVISED
 CALCULATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED ON THE NEXT RE-SUBMITTAL
 OF PLANS.
 *** IMPORTANT ***
 PLEASE BE SURE *ALL* INFORMATION ON PLANS INCLUDING
 LIGHTING, MECHANICAL, BUILDING COMPONENTS ETC ARE
 PLACED INTO THE CALCULATIONS. THIS IS ONE OF THE MAIN
 REASONS PLANS ARE REJECTED FOR NON-CODE COMPLIANCE.
 PLEASE BE SURE TO SEE 13-400.3.A, 13-415.2,
 13-415.2.ABC.1.1, .1.2, .1.3.
 PLEASE SEE 13-411, 13-412 ETC.
 COMPLIANCE FOR CHAPTER 13 AND LIGHTING AND OTHER
 EFFICIENCIES OF THIS BUILDING HAS NOT BEEN MET AND
 PERMIT SHALL NOT BE ISSUED.
 RESPONSE LETTER MENTIONS IN MORE THAN ONE LOCATION TO
 SEE SECTION 7 AND TAB 11 FOR CALCULATIONS HOWEVER THESE
 ARE EMPTY.
  
 3) NOTE: PLEASE GO THROUGH ALL LIGHTING FIXTURES ON THE
 FIXTURE LEGEND. THERE ARE STILL FIXTURES WHICH DO NOT
 SEEM TO BE ACCURATE. AN EXAMPLE OF FIXTURE *SZ* ON
 PREVIOUS REVIEW WAS GIVEN HOWEVER THIS SAME FIXTURE IS
 STILL SHOWN W/ 200VA?
 MANY OF THESE ITEMS CAN NOT BE VERIFIED DUE TO COMMENT
 #2 ABOVE.
 PLEASE COORDINATE ALL.
 FBC 13-415.2, 106.1.2, 106.13.5.1.2
  
 4) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE INFORMATION ON THE FIRE PUMP
 CONTROLLER SPECS/MANUFACTURES CUT SHEETS IS STILL IN
 QUESTION. THIS WAS BROUGHT UP IN MEETING HELD BEFORE
 PLANS WERE SUBMITTED OF SOME OF THE INFORMATION FOR
 NFPA-20 COMPLIANCE WAS STILL NOT SHOWN ON SPECS/CUT
 SHEETS. THE RESPONSE IN MEETING WAS THAT NEW SPECS/CUT
 SHEETS WOULD BE OBTAINED AND SUBMITTED IN THE BINDERS.
 THIS WAS NOT DONE.
 CAN NOT VERIFY SEVERAL ITEMS FROM NFPA-20.
 PLEASE SEE NO ISOLATION SWITCH, MAIN DISCONNECT ETC
 PLEASE SEE NO NRTL WAS INDICATED ON THESE SAME SHEETS.
 PLEASE SEE NEC 695, 110.3, 90.7
 PLEASE SEE NFPA-20, CHAPTERS 9 AND 10. PLEASE SEE THE
 BELOW IS TEXT EXTRACTED FROM NFPA-20 WHICH WILL GIVE
 SOME EXAMPLES WHICH THIS OFFICE NEEDS TO VERIFY IF THIS
 EQUIPMENT IS MEETING *MINIMUM* CODE COMPLIANCE.
  
 **10.3 CONSTRUCTION.
 10.3.1 EQUIPMENT. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL BE SUITABLE FOR
 USE IN LOCATIONS SUBJECT TO A MODERATE DEGREE OF
 MOISTURE, SUCH AS A DAMP BASEMENT.
 10.3.2 MOUNTING. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL BE MOUNTED IN A
 SUBSTANTIAL MANNER ON A SINGLE NONCOMBUSTIBLE
 SUPPORTING STRUCTURE.
 10.3.3 ENCLOSURES.
 10.3.3.1* THE STRUCTURE OR PANEL SHALL BE SECURELY
 MOUNTED IN, AS A MINIMUM, A NATIONAL ELECTRICAL
 MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (NEMA) TYPE 2, DRIPPROOF
 ENCLOSURE(S).
 10.3.3.2 WHERE THE EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED OUTSIDE, OR
 WHERE SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTS EXIST, SUITABLY RATED
 ENCLOSURES SHALL BE USED.
 10.3.3.3 THE ENCLOSURE(S) SHALL BE GROUNDED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 70, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE,
 ARTICLE 250.
 10.3.4 CONNECTIONS AND WIRING.
 10.3.4.1 ALL BUSBARS AND CONNECTIONS SHALL BE READILY
 ACCESSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE WORK AFTER INSTALLATION OF
 THE CONTROLLER.
 10.3.4.2 ALL BUSBARS AND CONNECTIONS SHALL BE ARRANGED
 SO THAT DISCONNECTION OF THE EXTERNAL CIRCUIT
 CONDUCTORS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.
 10.3.4.3 PROVISIONS SHALL BE MADE WITHIN THE CONTROLLER
 TO PERMIT THE USE OF TEST INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASURING ALL
 LINE VOLTAGES AND CURRENTS WITHOUT DISCONNECTING ANY
 CONDUCTORS WITHIN THE CONTROLLER.
 10.3.4.4 MEANS SHALL BE PROVIDED ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE
 CONTROLLER TO READ ALL LINE CURRENTS AND ALL LINE
 VOLTAGES WITHIN "5 PERCENT OF FULL SCALE.
 10.3.4.5 CONTINUOUS-DUTY BASIS.
 10.3.4.5.1 UNLESS THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10.3.4.5.2 ARE
 MET, BUSBARS AND OTHER WIRING ELEMENTS OF THE
 CONTROLLER SHALL BE DESIGNED ON A CONTINUOUS-DUTY
 BASIS.
 10.3.4.5.2 THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10.3.4.5.1 SHALL NOT
 APPLY TO CONDUCTORS THAT ARE IN A CIRCUIT ONLY DURING
 THE MOTOR STARTING PERIOD, WHICH SHALL BE PERMITTED TO
 BE DESIGNED ACCORDINGLY.
 10.3.4.6 A FIRE PUMP CONTROLLER SHALL NOT BE USED AS A
 JUNCTION BOX TO SUPPLY OTHER EQUIPMENT.
 10.3.4.7 ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CONDUCTORS FOR PRESSURE
 MAINTENANCE (JOCKEY OR MAKE-UP) PUMP(S) SHALL NOT BE
 CONNECTED TO THE FIRE PUMP CONTROLLER.
 10.3.5 PROTECTION OF AUXILIARY CIRCUITS. CIRCUITS THAT
 ARE NECESSARY FOR PROPER OPERATION OF THE CONTROLLER
 SHALL NOT HAVE OVERCURRENT PROTECTIVE DEVICES CONNECTED
 IN THEM.
 10.3.6* EXTERNAL OPERATION. ALL SWITCHING EQUIPMENT FOR
 MANUAL USE IN CONNECTING OR DISCONNECTING, OR STARTING
 OR STOPPING, THE MOTOR SHALL BE EXTERNALLY OPERABLE.
 10.3.7 ELECTRICAL DIAGRAMS AND INSTRUCTIONS. 10.3.7.1
 AN ELECTRICAL SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM SHALL BE PROVIDED AND
 PERMANENTLY ATTACHED TO THE INSIDE OF THE CONTROLLER
 ENCLOSURE.
 10.3.7.2 ALL THE FIELD WIRING TERMINALS SHALL BE
 PLAINLY MARKED TO CORRESPOND WITH THE FIELD CONNECTION
 DIAGRAM FURNISHED.
 10.3.7.3* COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS COVERING THE OPERATION
 OF THE CONTROLLER SHALL BE PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUSLY
 MOUNTED ON THE CONTROLLER.
 10.3.8 MARKING.
 10.3.8.1 EACH MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND EACH SWITCH AND
 CIRCUIT BREAKER SHALL BE MARKED TO PLAINLY INDICATE THE
 NAME OF THE MANUFACTURER, THE DESIGNATED IDENTIFYING
 NUMBER, AND THE ELECTRICAL RATING IN VOLTS, HORSEPOWER,
 AMPERES, FREQUENCY, PHASES, AND SO FORTH, AS
 APPROPRIATE.
 10.3.8.2 THE MARKINGS SHALL BE SO LOCATED AS TO BE
 VISIBLE AFTER INSTALLATION.
 10.4 COMPONENTS.
 10.4.1* VOLTAGE SURGE ARRESTER.
 10.4.1.1 UNLESS THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10.4.1.3 OR
 10.4.1.4 ARE MET, A VOLTAGE SURGE ARRESTER COMPLYING
 WITH ANSI/IEEE C62.1, IEEE STANDARD FOR GAPPED
 SILICON-CARBIDE SURGE ARRESTERS FOR AC POWER CIRCUITS,
 OR C62.11, IEEE STANDARD FOR METAL-OXIDE SURGE
 ARRESTERS FOR ALTERNATING CURRENT POWER CIRCUITS (>1
 KV), SHALL BE INSTALLED FROM EACH PHASE TO GROUND. (SEE
 10.3.2.)
 10.4.1.2 THE SURGE ARRESTER SHALL BE RATED TO SUPPRESS
 VOLTAGE SURGES ABOVE LINE VOLTAGE.
 10.4.1.3 THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10.4.1.1 AND 10.4.1.2
 SHALL NOT APPLY TO CONTROLLERS RATED IN EXCESS OF 600
 V. (SEE SECTION 10.6.)
 10.4.1.4 THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10.4.1.1 AND 10.4.1.2
 SHALL NOT APPLY WHERE THE CONTROLLER CAN WITHSTAND
 WITHOUT DAMAGE A 10 KV IMPULSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 ANSI/IEEE C62.41, IEEE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR SURGE
 VOLTAGES IN LOW-VOLTAGE AC POWER CIRCUITS.
 10.4.2 ISOLATING SWITCH.
 10.4.2.1 GENERAL.
 10.4.2.1.1 THE ISOLATING SWITCH SHALL BE A MANUALLY
 OPERABLE MOTOR CIRCUIT SWITCH OR A MOLDED CASE SWITCH
 HAVING A HORSEPOWER RATING EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE
 MOTOR HORSEPOWER.
 10.4.2.1.2* A MOLDED CASE SWITCH HAVING AN AMPERE
 RATING NOT LESS THAN 115 PERCENT OF THE MOTOR RATED
 FULL-LOAD CURRENT AND ALSO SUITABLE FOR INTERRUPTING
 THE MOTOR LOCKED ROTOR CURRENT SHALL BE PERMITTED.
 10.4.2.1.3 A MOLDED CASE ISOLATING SWITCH SHALL BE
 PERMITTED TO HAVE SELF-PROTECTING INSTANTANEOUS
 SHORT-CIRCUIT OVERCURRENT PROTECTION, PROVIDED THAT
 THIS SWITCH DOES NOT TRIP UNLESS THE CIRCUIT BREAKER IN
 THE SAME CONTROLLER TRIPS.
 10.4.2.2 EXTERNALLY OPERABLE. THE ISOLATING SWITCH
 SHALL BE EXTERNALLY OPERABLE.
 10.4.2.3* AMPERE RATING. THE AMPERE RATING OF THE
 ISOLATING SWITCH SHALL BE AT LEAST 115 PERCENT OF THE
 FULL-LOAD CURRENT RATING OF THE MOTOR.
 10.4.2.4 WARNING.
 10.4.2.4.1 UNLESS THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10.4.2.4.2 ARE
 MET, THE FOLLOWING WARNING SHALL APPEAR ON OR
 IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE ISOLATING SWITCH: WARNING
 DO NOT OPEN OR CLOSE THIS SWITCH WHILE
 THE CIRCUIT BREAKER (DISCONNECTING MEANS)
 IS IN CLOSED POSITION.
 10.4.2.4.2 INSTRUCTION LABEL. THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 10.4.2.4.1 SHALL NOT APPLY WHERE THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 10.4.2.4.2.1 AND 10.4.2.4.2.2 ARE MET. 10.4.2.4.2.1
 WHERE THE ISOLATING SWITCH AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER ARE
 SO INTERLOCKED THAT THE ISOLATING SWITCH CAN BE NEITHER
 OPENED NOR CLOSED WHILE THE CIRCUIT BREAKER IS CLOSED,
 THE WARNING LABEL SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE REPLACED
 WITH AN INSTRUCTION LABEL THAT DIRECTS THE ORDER OF
 OPERATION.
 10.4.2.4.2.2 THIS LABEL SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE PART
 OF THE LABEL REQUIRED BY 10.3.7.3.
 10.4.2.5 OPERATING HANDLE.
 10.4.2.5.1 UNLESS THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10.4.2.5.2 ARE
 MET, THE ISOLATING SWITCH OPERATING HANDLE SHALL BE
 PROVIDED WITH A SPRING LATCH THAT SHALL BE SO ARRANGED
 THAT IT REQUIRES THE USE OF THE OTHER HAND TO HOLD THE
 LATCH RELEASED IN ORDER TO PERMIT OPENING OR CLOSING OF
 THE SWITCH.
 10.4.2.5.2 THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10.4.2.5.1 SHALL NOT
 APPLY WHERE THE ISOLATING SWITCH AND THE CIRCUIT
 BREAKER ARE SO INTERLOCKED THAT THE ISOLATING SWITCH
 CAN BE NEITHER OPENED NOR CLOSED WHILE THE CIRCUIT
 BREAKER IS CLOSED.
 10.4.3 CIRCUIT BREAKER (DISCONNECTING MEANS). 10.4.3.1*
 GENERAL.
 10.4.3.1.1 THE MOTOR BRANCH CIRCUIT SHALL BE PROTECTED
 BY A CIRCUIT BREAKER THAT SHALL BE CONNECTED DIRECTLY
 TO THE LOAD SIDE OF THE ISOLATING SWITCH AND SHALL HAVE
 ONE POLE FOR EACH UNGROUNDED CIRCUIT CONDUCTOR.
 10.4.3.1.2 WHERE THE MOTOR BRANCH CIRCUIT IS
 TRANSFERRED TO AN ALTERNATE SOURCE SUPPLIED BY AN
 ON-SITE GENERATOR AND IS PROTECTED BY AN OVERCURRENT
 DEVICE AT THE GENERATOR (SEE 9.6.5), THE LOCKED ROTOR
 OVERCURRENT PROTECTION WITHIN THE FIRE PUMP CONTROLLER
 SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE BYPASSED WHEN THAT MOTOR
 BRANCH CIRCUIT IS SO CONNECTED.
 10.4.3.2 MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS. THE CIRCUIT
 BREAKER SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MECHANICAL
 CHARACTERISTICS:
 (1)IT SHALL BE EXTERNALLY OPERABLE. (SEE
 10.3.6.)
  
 (2)IT SHALL TRIP FREE OF THE HANDLE.
 (3)A NAMEPLATE WITH THE LEGEND "CIRCUIT BREAKER "
 DISCONNECTING MEANS" IN LETTERS NOT LESS THAN 10 MM (
 IN.) HIGH SHALL BE LOCATED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE
 CONTROLLER ENCLOSURE ADJACENT TO THE MEANS FOR
 OPERATING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER.
  
 10.4.3.3* ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS.
 10.4.3.3.1 THE CIRCUIT BREAKER SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
 (1)A CONTINUOUS CURRENT RATING NOT LESS THAN 115
 PERCENT OF THE RATED FULL-LOAD CURRENT OF THE MOTOR (2)
 OVERCURRENT-SENSING ELEMENTS OF THE NONTHERMAL TYPE
 (3)INSTANTANEOUS SHORT-CIRCUIT OVERCURRENT
 PROTECTION
 (4)*AN ADEQUATE INTERRUPTING RATING TO PROVIDE
 THE SUITABILITY RATING 10.1.2.2 OF THE CONTROLLER (5)
 CAPABILITY OF ALLOWING NORMAL AND EMERGENCY STARTING
 AND RUNNING OF THE MOTOR WITHOUT TRIPPING (SEE
 10.5.3.2.)
 (6)AN INSTANTANEOUS TRIP SETTING OF NOT MORE THAN
 20 TIMES THE FULL-LOAD CURRENT
  
 10.4.3.3.2* CURRENT LIMITERS, WHERE INTEGRAL PARTS OF
 THE CIRCUIT BREAKER, SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE USED TO
 OBTAIN THE REQUIRED INTERRUPTING RATING, PROVIDED ALL
 THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS ARE MET:
 (1)THE BREAKER SHALL ACCEPT CURRENT LIMITERS OF
 ONLY ONE RATING.
 (2)THE CURRENT LIMITERS SHALL HOLD 300 PERCENT OF
 FULL-LOAD MOTOR CURRENT FOR A MINIMUM OF 30 MINUTES.
 (3)THE CURRENT LIMITERS, WHERE INSTALLED IN THE
 BREAKER, SHALL NOT OPEN AT LOCKED ROTOR CURRENT. (4)
 A SPARE SET OF CURRENT LIMITERS OF CORRECT RATING SHALL
 BE KEPT READILY AVAILABLE IN A COMPARTMENT OR RACK
 WITHIN THE CONTROLLER ENCLOSURE.
  
 10.4.4 LOCKED ROTOR OVERCURRENT PROTECTION. 10.4.4.1
 THE ONLY OTHER OVERCURRENT PROTECTIVE DEVICE THAT SHALL
 BE REQUIRED AND PERMITTED BETWEEN THE ISOLATING SWITCH
 AND THE FIRE PUMP MOTOR SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN THE
 FIRE PUMP CONTROLLER AND SHALL POSSESS THE FOLLOWING
 CHARACTERISTICS:
 (1)FOR A SQUIRREL-CAGE OR WOUND-ROTOR INDUCTION
 MOTOR, THE DEVICE SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:
  
 (A)OF THE TIME-DELAY TYPE HAVING A TRIPPING TIME
 BETWEEN 8 SECONDS AND 20 SECONDS AT LOCKED ROTOR
 CURRENT
 (B)CALIBRATED AND SET AT A MINIMUM OF 300 PERCENT
 OF MOTOR FULL-LOAD CURRENT
 (2)FOR A DIRECT-CURRENT MOTOR, THE DEVICE SHALL
 BE AS FOLLOWS:
  
 (A)OF THE INSTANTANEOUS TYPE
 (B)CALIBRATED AND SET AT A MINIMUM OF 400 PERCENT
 OF MOTOR FULL-LOAD CURRENT
 (3)*THERE SHALL BE VISUAL MEANS OR MARKINGS
 CLEARLY INDICATED ON THE DEVICE THAT PROPER SETTINGS
 HAVE BEEN MADE.
 (4)IT SHALL BE POSSIBLE TO RESET THE DEVICE FOR
 OPERATION IMMEDIATELY AFTER TRIPPING, WITH THE TRIPPING
 CHARACTERISTICS THEREAFTER REMAINING UNCHANGED. (5)
 TRIPPING SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY OPENING THE CIRCUIT
 BREAKER, WHICH SHALL BE OF THE EXTERNAL MANUAL RESET
 TYPE.
  
 10.4.4.2 WHERE THE MOTOR BRANCH CIRCUIT IS TRANSFERRED
 TO AN ALTERNATE SOURCE SUPPLIED BY AN ON-SITE GENERATOR
 WHOSE CAPACITY IS 225 PERCENT OR LESS OF THE CAPACITY
 OF THE FIRE PUMP MOTOR AND IS PROTECTED BY AN
 OVERCURRENT DEVICE AT THE GENERATOR (SEE 9.6.5), THE
 LOCKED ROTOR OVERCURRENT PROTECTION WITHIN THE FIRE
 PUMP CONTROLLER SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE BYPASSED WHEN
 THAT MOTOR BRANCH CIRCUIT IS SO CONNECTED.
  
 ** IT WAS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS MEETING THIS WAS
 NOT NEEDED HOWEVER BASED ON ONLY SOME SECTIONS OF THE
 EXTRACTED CODE IT CAN BE SEEN THIS OFFICE WILL REVIEW
 THESE DOCUMENTS ONCE SUBMITTED.
 PLEASE SUBMIT.
 FBC 106.1.2.
  
 5) NOTE: PLEASE SUBMIT MANUFACTURES SPECS/CUT SHEETS
 FOR THE GENERATOR AND TRANSFER SWITCHES.
 NFPA-110, NFPA-70, 110.3, 90.7 ETC
 FBC 106.1.2FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/COORDINATION.
  
 6) NOTE: PLEASE SEE PREVIOUS REVIEW WHICH MENTIONED THE
 METER FOR 700S OLIVE WAS NOT TO BE LOCATED ON THIS
 BUILDING. ONE REVISED SITE SHEET DOES SHOW THE
 METER/SERVICE LOCATED OVER AT THE ACTUAL ADDRESS.
 PLEASE SEE THE RESPONSE LETTER EVEN MENTIONS THE PLANS,
 SPECIFICALLY SHEET E-101B WAS REVISED TO RELOCATE.
 PLEASE SEE THE SHEET MENTIONED IN RESPONSE LETTER STILL
 SHOWS THIS METER FOR 700 S OLIVE STILL LOCATED ON
 PLANS.
 PLEASE REMOVE AND UPDATE PLANS.
 FBC 106.1.2 FOR COORDINATION.
  
 7) NOTE: PLEASE KNOW IN THE PREVIOUS MEETING HELD ABOUT
 ONE MONTH BEFORE THIS REVIEW IT WAS MENTIONED A
 POSSIBLE *PROVISO* FOR CODE COMPLIANCE FOR SELECTIVE
 COORDINATION. THE EQUIPMENT FOR THIS PROJECT SHOULD BE
 IN ORDER STATUS WITHIN SHORT FASHION. PLEASE KNOW THIS
 INFORMATION WILL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 30DAYS.
 THESE PLANS WILL BE BACK OUT FOR CORRECTIONS AND
 SELECTIVE COORDINATION MAY BE SUBMITTED WITH REVISED
 PLANS.
 240.12
 FBC 106.1.2
  
 8) NOTE: PLEASE SEE LIGHTING CONTROLS FOR FBC AND
 CHAPTER 13 STILL HAVE SOME ITEMS TO RESOLVE.
 13-415.1.ABC.1.1, .1.2, .1.3 AND .1.4.
  
 A) PLEASE CLARIFY WHERE MAXIMUM TIMES FOR OCCUPANCY
 DEVICES ARE LOCATED ON PLANS. THE WORDING IN THE
 RESPONSE LETTER FOR ROOMS AND OTHER DEVICES DO STATE
 PERMISSIBLE TIMES ALLOWED BY THE CODE HOWEVER THESE
 SHOULD BE STATED ON PLANS.
 PLEASE SEE THE SYMBOLS FOR SOME OF THESE DEVICES ON
 PLANS COULD NOT BE LOCATED ON SYMBOL LEGEND.
 FOR EXAMPLE:
 OC DEVICE IN MANY ROOMS ARE NOT ON SYMBOL LEGEND.
 PLEASE SEE THE NEW ITEMS FOR THE UNITS/GUEST ROOMS
 APPEAR TO BE OK, HOWEVER TWO QUESTIONS FOR THIS
 PROPOSED SYSTEM EXIST.
 PLEASE GIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION ON PLANS. THE RESPONSE
 LETTER IS NOT PART OF THE RECORD PLANS FOR CODE
 COMPLIANCE. THIS WILL INCLUDE MAXIMUM TIMES. PLEASE
 CLARIFY HOW THE PHONE LINE CONNECTION WORKS WITH SYSTEM
 FROM DESK/SYSTEM.
 PLEASE VERIFY THAT BASED ON THE NEW *LOAD CENTER* NOW
 ON PLANS THAT THIS PANEL/EQUIPMENT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY
 OVER CURRENT PROTECTION. PLEASE SEE 110.26, 408.1,
 240.24 AS NO OVER CURRENT PROTECTION DEVICES SHALL BE
 LOCATED IN CLOTHES CLOSETS.
  
 B) PLEASE VERIFY AND SHOW DETAIL ON HOW *ALL* OUTSIDE
 LIGHTS COMPLY FOR CONTROLS AS REQUIRED PER .1.4. PLANS
 DO CONTAIN AN OCTAGONAL NOTE #5 FOR SOME FIXTURES ON
 THE OUTSIDE OF THE STRUCTURE HOWEVER NOT FOR ALL. WILL
 ALL LIGHTS BE CONTROLLED BY PHOTO-SENSOR ON ROOF? WILL
 THE STREET LEVEL NOT BE DARKER THAN THE ROOF LEVEL?
 WILL THE LIGHTS BE CONTROLLED BY AN ASTRONOMICAL TIME
 CLOCK? IF SO PLEASE SEE MINIMUM TIMES FOR BATTERY BACK
 UP OF PROGRAMMING SHALL BE 10HRS.
 PLEASE SEE OTHER LIGHTS FOR EXAMPLE CIRCUITHP2LW1-36
 WHICH IS NOT CLEAR ON HOW THESE MEET EITHER CONTROL.
  
 C) PLEASE SEE THE LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICES (SWITCHES)
 SHOWN ON LIGHTING SUBMITTALS IN BINDERS DO NOT
 COORDINATE WITH THE LIGHTING CONTROLS AS SHOWN ON
 PLANS.
 PLEASE REVISE PLANS FOR CODE COMPLIANCE. PLANS WILL BE
 THE RECORD SET OF DOCUMENTS NOT THESE SEPARATE
 SUBMITTALS.
  
 9) NOTE: PLEASE SEE ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOM LIGHTING
 CIRCUIT AS THIS IS REQUIRED TO BE DEDICATED PER 620.23.
 PLEASE SEE PANEL SCHEDULE FOR ELSW2-18 WHICH MENTIONS
 *MEZZANINE LIGHTING*.
  
 10) NOTE: PLEASE SEE EQUIPMENT IN GUEST LAUNDRY ROOM.
 PLEASE SEE DRYERS WHICH ARE SHOWN AS 30AMPS ON
 EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE YET THE PANEL SCHEDULES SHOW
 50AMPS.
 PLEASE COORDINATE.
 FBC 106.1.2
 NEC 408.4, 240.4 ETC
  
 11) NOTE: PLEASE VERIFY THE RECEPTACLES ON THESE SAME
 DRYERS IN GUEST LAUNDRY ROOM AS THE PLANS INDICATE A
 RECEPTACLE SYMBOL AND BASED ON SYMBOL LEGEND THESE ARE
 PLUG IN UNITS. HOWEVER PLEASE SEE EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE
 FOR THESE SAME UNITS AS THIS STATES THESE ARE
 HARDWIRED.
 PLEASE COORDINATE.
 PLEASE ALSO KNOW AS PER 422.31 IF THESE ARE HARDWIRE
 UNITS, DISCONNECTS WILL BE REQUIRED.
  
 12) NOTE: PLEASE SEE NEC 700, 701 AND 702.
 PLEASE KNOW LOADS CONSIDERED LIFE SAFETY SHALL BE THE
 ONLY LOADS ON ATS0LS. PLEASE KNOW OTHER LOADS
 CONSIDERED UNDER LEGALLY REQUIRED OR OPTIONAL STAND-BY
 IS NOT PERMITTED ON THE SAME ATS, PANELS OR EQUIPMENT.
 PLEASE SEE THE SAME GOES FOR THE LEGALLY REQUIRED ITEMS
 (LOADS ON WITHIN 60 SECONDS) AND LOADS REQUIRED BY
 CODES, ETC SHALL NOT CONTAIN LIFE SAFETY LOADS OR
 OPTIONAL STAND-BY LOADS.
 FOR EXAMPLE;
 PLEASE SEE ITEMS SUCH AS DATA RECEPTACLES, SMOKE
 DAMPERS ETC SHALL NOT BE ON THE LS SYSTEMS.
 PLEASE SEE THESE ITEMS ABOVE WOULD ACTUALLY BE ON TWO
 SYSTEMS.
 SMOKE DAMPERS WOULD BE LEGALLY REQUIRED AND DATA
 RECEPTACLES WOULD BE OPTIONAL STAND-BY.
 PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY THE RECEPTACLE IN THE GUEST LAUNDRY
 ROOM #238 WOULD BE ON THE LS SYSTEM? ( ELSE2-9)? PLEASE
 SEE ITEMS SUCH AS GENERATOR OIL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE
 ON THE LS SYSTEM AS THIS IS CRITICAL FOR THE RUNNING OF
 THE GENERATOR WHICH IS LIFE SAFETY. PLEASE COORDINATE
 ALL. PLEASE CONTACT THIS OFFICE TO GO OVER ITEMS.
 AT THIS POINT AN OPTIONAL STAND-BY ATS WILL BE REQUIRED
 AS THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS WHICH CAN NOT BE CONSIDERED
 LIFE SAFETY OR LEGALLY REQUIRED BY CODE.
 700.9, 701.10, 702.9 ETC
  
 13) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE PHOTO-METRIC LEVELS ON ALL
 EGRESS AREAS AS PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED NEED TO BE
 COMPLETED.
 PLEASE SEE SOME AREAS LIKE THE GARAGE DOES NOT HAVE THE
 LIGHTING LEVELS COMPLETED.
 THIS CAN BE SEEN ON E-603C, 603D FOR ONE EXAMPLE.
 PLEASE SEE THE LIGHTING LEVELS ARE NOT SHOWN ON ANY
 TABLES SO THE AVERAGE IS NOT STATED, SHOWN ETC. FOR
 EXAMPLE:
 PLEASE SEE ONE LOCATION WHICH THERE IS QUESTION ON WHAT
 FIXTURES WERE USED AND APPEARS LEVELS DO NOT MEET
 MINIMUM REQUIRED BY CODE IS THE EGRESS EXIT ACCESS
 HALLWAY JUST TO THE WEST OF THE DRIVE ON THE SOUTH SIDE
 OF THE BUILDING.
 THIS HALLWAY CONTAINS ME FIXTURES ALONG WITH WALL
 MOUNTED BATTERY BACK UP LIGHTS.
 IF THE NORMAL LEVEL FIGURES THESE ME FIXTURES AND THESE
 FIXTURES ARE BATTERY BACK UP BASED ON THE FIXTURE
 LEGEND HOW IS IT THE LIGHTING LEVELS GO DOWN AS MUCH AS
 SHOWN? NORMAL LEVEL SHOWS IN EXCESS OF 20 FC, YET UNDER
 EM, IT APPEARS TO BE LESS THAN 1 FC.
 PLEASE VERIFY THIS ALONG WITH THE LEVEL SHOWN.
 FOR EXAMPLE:
 PLEASE SEE POOL AREA EGRESS PATHS WHICH DO NOT MEET
 MINIMUM LEVELS PER LIFE SAFETY CODE UNDER EMERGENCY
 CONDITIONS.
 PLEASE SEE MINIMUM LEVELS NEED TO BE SHOWN ON ALL
 SHEETS ON TABLE FOR AREAS.
 *** IMPORTANT ***
 IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THESE ARE TWO EXAMPLES
 ONLY. THIS IS GIVEN AS A BENEFIT ONLY AND IS IN NO WAY
 AN EXHAUSTED LIST OF ALL POSSIBLE AREAS IN QUESTION.
 PLEASE SEE 2003 NFPA-101 7.8, 7.9, 7.8.1.3, 7.9.2.2
  
 14) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE PREVIOUS REVIEW WHICH
 REQUESTED THE PHOTO-METRIC LEVELS FOR SWIMMING POOL
 AREA BE SUBMITTED TO THE PALM BEACH COUNTY HEALTH
 DEPARTMENT FOR REVIEW AND STAMPING. THE RESPONSE
 MENTIONS THIS WILL BE DONE, HOWEVER BASED ON THE
 SUBMITTED PLANS NO REVIEW STAMPS FROM THE ABOVE
 MENTIONED PBCHD WAS LOCATED ON SAID PLANS.
 THIS IS AND WILL BE REQUIRED.
  
 15) NOTE: PLEASE KNOW AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY ON NOTES, PER
 PLANS AND RESPONSE LETTER: *ALL* ACCESS CONTROLS
 SYSTEMS SHALL BE UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT AND COMPLETED
 PLANS, SIGNED, DATED AND SEALED BY A FLORIDA LICENSED
 PE. IF THIS INFORMATION IS INCLUDED ON THESE PLANS THIS
 WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.
 ** THIS NOTED ONLY FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSE.
  
 16) NOTE: PLEASE KNOW THE LS1 FIXTURES WHICH APPEAR AS
 STREET POLE LIGHTS WILL NOT BE PART OF THIS BUILDING
 PLANS, PERMITS, CONTROLS ETC. IF THESE ARE LOCATE DIN
 THE RIGHT OF WAY THESE WILL BE FED FROM RIGHT OF WAY
 POWER AND WILL NOT BE PART OF THE BUILDING. THIS IS IN
 CONFLICT HOWEVER WITH THE NOTE #5 ON SHEET E101C AS
 THESE MENTION TO BE CONTROLLED BY RELAY
 PANEL/PHOTO-SENSOR.
 PLEASE VERIFY THIS AT THIS TIME AS THIS WILL AFFECT
 ENERGY CALCULATIONS, LOAD CALCULATIONS, CONTROLS,
 PERMITTING ETC.
 FBC 106.1.2
  
 17) NOTE: PLEASE SEE NOTICE TO FS 553.80(2)(B) IS BEING
 GIVEN AT THIS TIME AS THERE ARE SOME CODE COMPLIANCE
 COMMENTS REPEATED THE SECOND TIME.
 PLEASE KNOW THIS IS ONLY A NOTICE GIVEN AT THIS TIME.
  
  
 ** THIS OFFICE EXPRESSES THAT IF THERE ARE ANY
 COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR CLARIFICATION NEEDED TO PLEASE
 DO NOT HESITATE IN CONTACTING THIS OFFICE.
 PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR CONTACT INFORMATION.
  
 ** 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 DO NOT ATTACH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO PLANS. ANY
 ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION SUCH AS PRODUCT APPROVALS,
 SPEC/CUT SHEETS, CALCULATIONS ETC SHOULD BE PLACED INTO
 TWO SETS/FOLDERS/BINDERS ETC.
 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.
  
 DEWEY PALMER
 ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW II
 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT
 CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH
 561-805-6717
 [email protected]


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