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| 2008-05-05 07:43:26 | ** DENIED** |
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| | *** PLEASE KNOW IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THERE ARE |
| | SEVERAL ITEMS NOT YET SUBMITTED FOR CODE COMPLIANCE IN |
| | DESIGN. IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THERE MAY VERY |
| | WELL BE NEW COMMENTS ON THE FOLLOWING REVIEW WHICH CAN |
| | NOT BE MADE AT THIS TIME. |
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| | |
| | |
| | 1) NOTE: PLEASE BE SURE THE FOLLOWING CODES AT A |
| | MINIMUM FOR THE REVIEWER ARE STATED ON ELECTRICAL PLANS |
| | AS WELL AS COVER SHEET. |
| | |
| | 2004 FBC W/2007 REVISIONS. |
| | 2005 NFPA-70 |
| | 2003 NFPA-101 |
| | 2002 NFPA-72 |
| | |
| | ** SOME CODES ARE ALREADY STATED HOWEVER NOT ALL |
| | RELEVANT AS STATED ABOVE. THIS IS ONLY FOR ELECTRICAL |
| | REVIEW AND OTHER CODES FROM OTHER TRADES MAY CERTAINLY |
| | BE REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | 2) NOTE: PLEASE SEE FIRE REVIEW AND BUILDING REVIEW |
| | COMMENTS AS THIS BUILDING IS CONSIDERED MORE THAN THREE |
| | STORIES. |
| | SHEET A1.0 CLEARLY STATES THIS IS A *2-STORY* BUILDING |
| | HOWEVER THIS IS NOT THE CASE. THE BUILDING BY |
| | DEFINITION IS AT MINIMUM 4-STORY. PLEASE SEE COMMENTS |
| | FROM BUILDING REVIEW. |
| | FOR INFORMATION: THE ORIGINAL FIRE WALLS WHICH USED TO |
| | SEPARATE PARTS OF THIS STRUCTURE ARE NO LONGER FIRE |
| | WALLS BY DEFINITION. |
| | |
| | 3) NOTE: PLEASE SEE SOME LOCATIONS ARE MISSING |
| | HORN/STROBE FOR ADA COMPLIANCE PER FBC 11-4.28.1, .2 AN |
| | D.3(4). |
| | PLEASE SEE ONE LOCATION FOR EXAMPLE IS THE BATHROOMS. |
| | NOTE #9 ON PLANS MENTIONS TO INSTALL NEW DEVICES TO |
| | MATCH EXISTING. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO MATCH EXISTING |
| | WHEN THERE ARE NOT EXISTING DEVICES. THIS SPACE HAS |
| | BEEN COMPLETELY GUTTED. |
| | PLEASE SHOW DEVICES FOR COMPLIANCE. |
| | |
| | 4) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE SUBMITTED METHOD *A* ENERGY |
| | CALCULATIONS MAY NOT BE USED. THIS IS FOR A TENANT |
| | BUILD OUT ONLY, THIS IS NOT FOR A WHOLE BUILDING. |
| | PLEASE SEE THE DEFINITIONS. METHOD *A* MAY BE USED ON |
| | ADDITIONS AND WHOLE BUILDINGS OR WHEN *ALL BUILDING |
| | COMPONENTS* ARE KNOWN. THIS SCENARIO AS SUBMITTED WOULD |
| | NOT FALL UNDER THIS CRITERIA. |
| | PLEASE SEE 13-101.1.1, 13-101.1.2,13-101.3, |
| | 13-400.0.A,13-400.0.B, 13-400.0.C,ETC. |
| | PLEASE SEE MECHANICAL REVIEW COMMENTS WITH RESPECT TO |
| | MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS REQUIRED. |
| | THIS COMMENT IS GIVEN FOR INFORMATION FOR ALL OTHER |
| | TRADES HOWEVER ELECTRICAL COMPLIANCE WITH SECTIONS |
| | 13-415.2, 13-415.2.ABC.1.1, .1.2 AND .1.3 NEED TO BE |
| | MET. |
| | AS THE CALCULATIONS SUBMITTED ARE NOT VALID PLEASE |
| | SUBMIT COMPLETE LIGHTING PERFORMANCE CALCULATIONS UNDER |
| | METHOD PERMITTED. |
| | PLEASE CALL TO GO OVER THIS. |
| | PLEASE SEE THE INFORMATION ON THE INPUT DATA REPORTS IS |
| | REQUIRED TO COORDINATE WITH PLANS COMPLETELY. |
| | |
| | A) PLEASE SEE ONE EXAMPLE IS THAT THE METHOD OF |
| | CONTROLS FOR LIGHTING IS SHOWN AS *MANUAL ON/OFF*. HOW |
| | IS THIS POSSIBLE WHEN ALL LIGHTING IS REQUIRED TO |
| | CONTAIN AUTOMATED CONTROLS? |
| | PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING COMMENT WITH RESPECT TO |
| | LIGHTING CONTROLS. |
| | |
| | B) PLEASE SEE ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF ITEMS ON THE IDR WHICH |
| | DO NOT COORDINATE WITH PLANS IS THE NUMBER OF LIGHT |
| | FIXTURES SHOWN. PLEASE SEE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FIXTURES |
| | SHOWN ON THE IDR FOR INTERIOR IS *8*. THIS IS NOT |
| | POSSIBLE WHEN THERE IS CLEARLY DOZENS OF FIXTURES ON |
| | PLANS. |
| | |
| | C) PLEASE SEE ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF ITEMS ON PLANS WHICH |
| | DO NOT COORDINATE WITH THE IDR IS THE EXTERIOR |
| | FIXTURES. PLEASE SEE THIS IS ACTUALLY BLANK ON THE IDR |
| | YET THERE ARE CLEARLY EXTERIOR LIGHT FIXTURES ON PLANS. |
| | PLEASE SEE 13-415.2.ABC.1.3 AS NOTED ABOVE FOR EXTERIOR |
| | LIGHTING PERFORMANCE. |
| | |
| | D) PLEASE BE SURE TO SEE THE SECTIONS OF CODE AS NOTED |
| | ABOVE SPECIFICALLY FOR TRACK LIGHTING. |
| | BASED ON THE PLANS THE FIXTURE LEGEND IS NOT COMPLETE. |
| | ALL FIXTURES MUST BE LABELED. ALL FIXTURES MUST BE |
| | FIGURED INTO THE PERFORMANCE CALCULATIONS OF SPACE. |
| | |
| | ** IMPORTANT** |
| | THESE EXAMPLES ABOVE ARE NOT IN ANYWAY AN EXHAUSTED |
| | LIST OF ALL ITEMS ON PLANS WHICH DO NOT COORDINATE WITH |
| | THE SUBMITTED CALCULATIONS. THESE ARE GIVEN AS A |
| | BENEFIT ONLY AS CODE COMPLIANCE HAS NOT BEEN ACHIEVED. |
| | PLEASE BE SURE TO GO OVER COMMENTS AND COORDINATE ALL. |
| | |
| | |
| | 5) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 13-415.1.ABC.1.1, .1.2, .1.3 AND |
| | .1.4. |
| | |
| | A) PLEASE VERIFY ALL OVER RIDE LOCATIONS REQUIRED. |
| | PLEASE SEE THAT AN OCCUPANT MUST BE ABLE TO OVER RIDE |
| | ANY TIME OF DAY SCHEDULING AT THE POINT OF ENTRANCE |
| | INTO ANY ONE SPACE. THE OCCUPANT MUST BE ABLE TO SEE |
| | ALL LIGHTING WHICH IS BEING CONTROLLED OR NEEDS TO MEET |
| | EXCEPTIONS. |
| | |
| | B) PLEASE SEE SOME LIGHTING CONTROLS SHOWN ON PLANS ARE |
| | STANDARD SWITCHES. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE WHEN AUTOMATED |
| | CONTROLS ARE REQUIRED? |
| | SOME LOCATION EXAMPLES ARE HALL, ACCENT LIGHTS, LIQUOR |
| | STORAGE, CLOSET ETC |
| | ** THIS IS NOT ALL LOCATIONS AS THERE ARE OTHERS. ONLY |
| | SOME ARE GIVEN AS EXAMPLES. |
| | |
| | C) PLEASE SEE PLANS ARE MISSING REQUIRED SEPARATE SPACE |
| | CONTROLS. THESE ARE REQUIRED TO BE AUTOMATED OR PART OF |
| | A SYSTEM WITH OVER RIDES. |
| | |
| | D) PLEASE PROVIDE A COMPLETE SYSTEM/ETC FOR MINIMUM |
| | LIGHTING CONTROLS AS REQUIRED PER SECTIONS ABOVE. |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF SYSTEM, SCHEDULE |
| | FOR ALL ITEMS ON THE DIMMING PANEL. |
| | AS NO SCHEDULE WAS SUBMITTED THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS |
| | WHICH CAN NOT BE DETERMINED FOR CODE COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | REQUIRED LIGHTING CONTROLS AS WELL AS OTHER COMMENTS. |
| | PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING COMMENT. |
| | PLEASE KNOW COMPLETE COMPLIANCE FOR AUTOMATED LIGHTING |
| | CONTROLS IS REQUIRED.THIS IS A BUILDING OVER 5000 SQ |
| | FT. |
| | |
| | E) PLEASE SEE SECTION 13-415.1.ABC.1.4 FOR EXTERIOR |
| | LIGHTING CONTROLS. PLANS SHOW THESE EXTERIOR LIGHTS |
| | THROUGH DIMMING PANEL. PLEASE SEE THE SECTION OF CODE |
| | WHICH PERMITS TWO METHODS. |
| | |
| | |
| | ** IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW AS NO LIGHTING CONTROL |
| | SYSTEM, OR DEVICES WERE SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE DESIGN |
| | THESE SPECIFIC ITEMS COULD NOT BE REVIEWED. CODE |
| | COMPLIANCE WAS REQUIRED TO BE ON DESIGN FOR INITIAL |
| | REVIEW. THERE MAY BE NEW COMMENTS ON THE FOLLOWING |
| | REVIEW WHICH COULD NOT BE MADE AT THIS TIME. |
| | |
| | 6) NOTE: PLEASE KNOW AS PLANS CLEARLY INDICATE NORMAL |
| | LIGHTING BEING CONTROLLED THROUGH A DIMMING PANEL OF |
| | SOME KIND PLEASE SUBMIT COMPLETE PHOTO-METRICS FOR |
| | EGRESS PATHS FOR MINIMUM LIGHTING LEVELS. |
| | PLEASE KNOW THE MINIMUM LEVELS FOR LIGHTING SHALL NOT |
| | BE PERMITTED TO DIM BELOW THE 1FT CANDLE REQUIRED BY |
| | THE LIFE SAFETY CODE, NFPA-101 7.8, 7.9. |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. |
| | FBC 106.1.2. |
| | FAC 61G15-33.004 |
| | |
| | 7) NOTE: PLEASE SUBMIT COMPLETE LOAD CALCULATIONS ON |
| | THE EXISTING 1000AMP MAIN IN WHICH THE NEW 600AMP MAIN |
| | IS BEING ADDED. |
| | PLEASE OBTAIN ALL RECENT LOADS WHICH HAVE BEEN ADDED TO |
| | BUILDING AND POSSIBLY THIS SERVICE. |
| | PLEASE SEE 220.87. A LOAD STUDY MAY NOT BE ACCURATE AS |
| | NEW LOADS HAVE CONTINUALLY BEEN ADDED AND SOME LOADS |
| | HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED ON SERVICE. |
| | PLEASE SEE CODES REFLECTED ON THE CALCULATIONS NEED TO |
| | COORDINATE WITH CODE. PLEASE VERIFY 220.44 AS NOTED FOR |
| | ALL OTHER LOADS. HOW ARE LIGHTING LOADS UNDER THIS SAME |
| | CODE SECTION? |
| | PLEASE SEE 220.42 AND 220.43. |
| | |
| | 8) NOTE: PLEASE VERIFY HOW THE LOADS ON THE LIGHTING |
| | DIMMING PANELS ARE SHOWN EXCEEDING THE RATING OF THE |
| | FEEDER. |
| | PLEASE SHOW ALL CONTINUOUS LOADS AT 125%.215.3, 230.42 |
| | ETC PLEASE KNOW THIS WILL AFFECT OTHER LOADS ON PANELS, |
| | SERVICE ETC. PLEASE BE SURE TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH |
| | SERVICE. |
| | |
| | 9) NOTE: PLEASE SEE NOTE #7 ABOVE IN WHICH SECTION |
| | 220.43 WAS BRIEFLY SATED FOR LOAD CALCULATIONS. PLEASE |
| | SHOW ALL TRACK LIGHTING LOADS AND HOW THEY ARE DERIVED. |
| | AS THESE ARE SPECIFIED AT THIS TIME COMPLIANCE CAN NOT |
| | BE VERIFIED. THIS WILL AFFECT THE DIMMER PANELS. |
| | |
| | 10) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 700.12F FOR CIRCUITING OF |
| | EMERGENCY LIGHTS. THESE SHALL BE CIRCUITED TO THE LOCAL |
| | BRANCH CIRCUIT IN ANY ONE AREA. |
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| | |
| | ** 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 AUDIT/REVIEWS ARE COMPLETE 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 AUDIT/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] |
