Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 08070802
Permit Number 08070802
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 4
Notes
Date Text
2009-04-05 11:10:15** DENIED 4TH REVIEW **
  
 ** SEVERAL NEW NOTES BASED ON REVISED PLANS. SOME ITEMS
 WHICH WERE REVISED TO ADDRESS PREVIOUS COMMENTS HAVE
 NOW CREATED NEW COMMENTS FOR MANY ITEMS WHICH NEED TO
 MEET MINIMUM CODES.
  
  
 1) NOTE: THE PLANS DO NOT SHOW ANY SCALE FOR THE
 ELECTRICAL ROOM. PLEASE SEE NFPA-110
 7.2.2, 7.2.2.1.
 AS THE PLANS DO NOT SHOW A SCALE A DETERMINATION FOR
 MINIMUM CODE COMPLIANCE ON CLEARANCE CAN NOT BE MADE.
  
 2) NOTE: PLEASE ALSO SEE 700.9 2005 NEC. PLEASE SEE
 HANDBOOK COMMENTARY WHICH WILL PROVIDE MORE
 INFORMATION. BASED ON THE RISER AND PANELS, THERE IS
 OPTIONAL STAND-BY, AND POSSIBLY LEGALLY REQUIRED
 SYSTEMS IN THE SAME EQUIPMENT.
 MOST CERTAINLY SHOWING CIRCUITS SUCH AS LOTTO MACHINE
 AND THE FLORAL SCALE CIRCUITS IN PANELS WHICH ARE
 SUPPOSE TO BE FOR LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS CLEARLY DO NOT
 MEET MINIMUM CODES. THESE ARE ONLY TWO CIRCUITS NOTED
 WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BE IN THE 700 SYSTEM PANELS.
 THERE ARE MANY OTHERS.
 THIS IS NOT A NEW CODE. PLEASE KNOW THAT ALL LIFE
 SAFETY 700 SYSTEMS ARE REQUIRED TO BE SEPARATE. THIS
 HAS BEEN IN MANY CODE CYCLES FOR BACK MORE THAN TWENTY
 YEARS. THIS BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 1999. THE CODES AT
 THAT TIME REQUIRED SYSTEMS TO BE SEPARATE.
 SEE PLANS AS THERE ARE LIFE SAFETY LOADS (700) , 701
 LOADS AND 702 OPTIONAL STAND-BY LOADS.
 *** IT IS BEING NOTED BY THIS REVIEWER IN ORDER TO NOT
 DELAY PROJECT(S) SUBMITTED THAT A MEETING BE HELD AS
 SOON AS POSSIBLE TO GO OVER ALL STORES IN SUBMISSION TO
 THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH.
 ONCE RISER AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ARE CORRECTED,
 THE GENERATORS THEMSELVES MAY BE UNDER SEPARATE
 PERMITS. THIS MAY BE DISCUSSED IN MORE DETAIL ONCE
 CONTACT/MEETING HAS BEEN HELD.
  
 3) NOTE: THE FEEDERS TO PANEL EB DO NOT MEET
 310.16,110.14,240.4. SHOWS #10 AWG ON 40AMP BREAKER.
  
 4) NOTE: PLEASE SUBMIT THE MANUFACTURES SPECS/CUT
 SHEETS ON THE PROPOSED GENERATOR, GENERATOR ENCLOSURE,
 ATS EQUIPMENT. BASED ON COMMENT #2 ABOVE, THERE MAY BE
 MORE THAN ONE.
 ENCLOSURES SHALL MEET NFPA-110 7.2.1.1
 NEC 110.3, 700.6, 90.7 ETC
  
 5) NOTE: AN EXPLANATION FOR THE 5-MINUTE PROPOSED TIME
 AS SHOWN ON RISER NEEDS TO BE PROVIDED. BASED ON THIS
 NOTE ON PLANS, THE 700 SYSTEM WILL NOT ENERGIZE LIFE
 SAFETY LOADS FOR 5MINS.
 THIS DOES NOT MEET NFPA-110, OR NFPA-70 FOR TIMES FOR
 LEVEL ONE, TYPE 10, CLASS 2 SYSTEMS OR ANY 701,TYPE 60
 LOADS.
 PLEASE SEE NEC 700.6, 700.12, 700.16, 700.17 ETC
  
 6) NOTE: PLEASE PROVIDE LOCATION OF DISCONNECT FOR
 FEEDERS MEETING 225.31-225.39. IF USING EXCEPTION IN
 700.12B6, 701.11B5, THEN ALL DISCONNECTING MEANS SHALL
 BE READILY ACCESSIBLE AND WITHIN SIGHT. BASED ON THE
 PLANS THE GENERATOR DOES MEET WITHIN SIGHT HOWEVER AS
 NO DISCONNECTING MEANS IS SHOWN NO OTHER CODE
 COMPLIANCE CAN BE VERIFIED. THE SHUNT TRIP DOES NOT
 MEET 225.38, 225.39.
 THE DISCONNECTING MEANS SHALL BE RATED FOR THE LOAD
 SERVED.
 ** PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ANY BREAKER ON THE GENERATOR
 MAY OR MAY NOT MEET READILY ACCESSIBLE.
  
 7) NOTE: CONDUCTORS FROM GENERATOR CAN NOT BE VERIFIED
 AS NO OVER CURRENT PROTECTION OF INFORMATION ON THE
 GENERATOR IS PROVIDED. 445.13, 310.16, 110.14\
  
 8) NOTE: THE LIGHTING CONTROLS IN BOTH RESTROOMS SHALL
 BE DUAL TECHNOLOGY. AS SHOWN IF DEVICES ARE MOTION ONLY
 AN OCCUPANT COULD BE OUT OF VIEWING AREA. THIS COULD
 CREATE A SAFETY ISSUE.
 OTHER DEVICES BEING INSTALLED AS NEW FOR LOCATIONS SUCH
 AS COOLERS APPEAR TO BE STANDARD SP SWITCHES. THE
 LIGHTING IN THESE AREAS ARE EXEMPT FROM LIGHTING
 PERFORMANCE CALCULATIONS HOWEVER ANY NEW BEING
 INSTALLED MUST MEET 13-415.1, 13-415.1.ABC.1.1, .1.2
  
 9) NOTE: CODES ON PLANS NEED TO INCLUDE NFPA-110 2002.
  
 10) NOTE: NEW NOTE, PLUMBING PLANS SHOW NEW LINES FOR
 GAS TO NEW LS GENERATOR. PLEASE BE SURE TO SEE 7.9 OF
 NFPA-110, MORE SPECIFICALLY 7.9.3.1. *** THIS IS NOTED
 FOR INFORMATION, AS THE GAS REVIEW WILL BE DONE BE THE
 PLUMBING PLANS EXAMINERS. LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS ARE UNDER
 REVIEW OF FIRE MARSHAL, BUILDING AND ELECTRICAL PLANS
 EXAMINERS.
  
 11) NOTE: NEW NOTE: WHERE IS THE DISCONNECTING MEANS
 FOR TANK-LESS WATER HEATER? 422.31 MAY BE A SNAP SWITCH
 TYPE DEVICE WITH NO OCP.
  
  
  
 ** 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.
  
  
 IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS; OR IF COMMENTS ARE NOT
 TYPED IN A CLEAR MANNER PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO
 CONTACT THIS REVIEWER.
  
 DEWEY PALMER
 ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW II
 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT
 CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH
 561-805-6717
 [email protected]
  


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