| Date |
Text |
| 2008-08-06 11:51:42 | |
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| | THIS REVIEW WAS DONE UNDER THESE CURRENT CODE |
| | CYCLES: |
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| | THE 2004 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 2007 REVISIONS, 2004 |
| | RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE, 2005 NEC, NFPA-72 2002, 2004 |
| | FBC CHAPTER 1 AS AMENDED AND FOUND NONCOMPLIANT WITH |
| | THE FOLLOWING: |
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| | |
| | 1} THE REFERENCE TO NFPA72. 1-5.2.6 IN THE BATTERY |
| | CALCULATION, SHEET FA-1, IS INCORRECT. PER NFPA-72, |
| | 2002 (REFERENCED STANDARD FBC, RFBC), THE FOLLOWING |
| | SHOULD BE REFERENCED. |
| | |
| | 11.6.2 HOUSEHOLD FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS. POWER FOR |
| | HOUSEHOLD FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE |
| | FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: |
| | (1) HOUSEHOLD FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS SHALL HAVE TWO |
| | INDEPENDENT POWER SOURCES CONSISTING OF A PRIMARY |
| | SOURCE THAT USES COMMERCIAL LIGHT AND POWER AND A |
| | SECONDARY SOURCE THAT CONSISTS OF A RECHARGEABLE |
| | BATTERY. |
| | (2) THE SECONDARY SOURCE SHALL BE CAPABLE OF OPERATING |
| | THE SYSTEM FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS IN THE NORMAL |
| | CONDITION FOLLOWED BY 4 MINUTES OF ALARM. |
| | (3) LOW-POWER WIRELESS SYSTEMS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE |
| | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA OF SECTION6.16. |
| | |
| | 2} 11.8.3.5 SPECIFIC LOCATION REQUIREMENTS. THE |
| | INSTALLATION OF SMOKE ALARMS AND SMOKE DETECTORS SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: |
| | |
| | (5) SMOKE ALARMS AND SMOKE DETECTORS SHALL NOT BE |
| | INSTALLED WITHIN A 914-MM (36-IN.) HORIZONTAL PATH FROM |
| | A DOOR TO A KITCHEN OR A BATHROOM CONTAINING A SHOWER |
| | OR TUB. |
| | |
| | 3} IDENTIFY THE MANUFACTURER'S NAME AND MODEL NUMBER OF |
| | THE BATTERY TO BE USED , ON THE BATTERY CALCULATIONS. |
| | 106.1.1FBC. |
| | |
| | 4} THE ENGINEER WHOSE NAME APPEARS ON THE TITLE BLOCK |
| | MUST SIGN, DATE AND SEAL THE DOCUMENT. 61G15-23.002 |
| | FAC. |
| | |
| | NOTE: THE OWNER BUILDER DISCLOSURE STATEMENT SUBMITTED |
| | WITH THE PLANS IS NOT APPLICABLE AS A LICENSED |
| | CONTRACTOR FILED THE APPLICATION. PLEASE BE ADVISED |
| | THAT AN OWNER/ BUILDER WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO APPLY |
| | FOR THIS WORK AS THE EXCEPTION IN489.103.7(B) IS NOT |
| | MET BECAUSE THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY A CORPORATION. |
| | |
| | IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL. |
| | |
| | BILL TROBAUGH |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
