Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 08080402
Permit Number 08080402
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 3
Notes
Date Text
2009-04-05 12:13:30 
  
 ** DENIED 3RD 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.
  
 STORE #319 831 VILLAGE BLVD.
  
  
 1) NOTE: THE PLANS SHOW A GEN PANEL LOCATED IN THE SAME
 ROOM AS OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. PLEASE SEE NFPA-110
 7.2.2. THIS IS BASED ON THE DEFINITIONS WHICH INCLUDES
 ALL EPSS EQUIPMENT UP TO THE LOAD SIDE OF THE TRANSFER
 SWITCH THIS GEN PANEL MAY NOT BE IN THE SAME ROOM WITH
 OTHER EQUIPMENT. PLEASE SEE 2002 NFPA-110.
 PLEASE SEE ELECTRICAL ROOM PLANS ON E-7 WHICH SEEMS TO
 INDICATE A * LIFTER SWITCH*. WHAT IS THIS? PLEASE SEE
 NFPA-110
  
 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.
 THE GEN PANEL WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MEET 700.9 AS A
 SWITCHBOARD. SEE COMMENTARY AS A SWITCHBOARD WOULD
 PROVIDE THE REQUIRED SEPARATION. PLEASE KNOW THAT BASED
 ON COMMENT NUMBER ONE ABOVE THE LOCATION OF THIS GEN
 PANEL NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED OR RISER NEEDS TO BE REVISED
 TO SHOW DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT. THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS
 HOWEVER THIS IS ONLY NOTED BY REVIEWER AS NEEDING TO
 MET MINIMUM CODES.
 SYSTEMS NEED TO BE LABELED ACCORDINGLY SUCH AS *
 OPTIONAL STAND-BY AND LIFE SAFETY. BASED ON PANEL
 SCHEDULES SUBMITTED THERE IS LIFE SAFETY, LEGALLY
 REQUIRED AND OPTIONAL STAND-BY LOADS.
 NO PANEL SCHEDULE WAS SUBMITTED FOR E-1 WHICH IS FED
 FROM E SO THOSE LOADS CAN NOT BE DETERMINED TO BE
 700,701, OR 702 SYSTEM LOADS.
 THERE ARE MANY OTHERS.
  
 *** 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: PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THE JUNCTION
 BOX WITH THE FEEDERS ALONG WITH CONTROL CIRCUITS. THE
 FEEDERS GO INTO AND OUT OF THIS BOX ALONG WITH OTHER
 CONDUCTORS. THE PLANS STATE PULL BOX ONLY HOWEVER
 PLEASE BE SURE TO SEE 314.28 AS ANY VARIATION IN THESE
 AS SHOWN MAY INCREASE. THIS IS NOTED ONLY BASED ON
 OTHER COMMENTS THERE MAY BE A NEED FOR A CHANGE.
 PLEASE ALSO SEE EMERGENCY GENERATOR NETWORK CABLING AS
 THE CONDUCTORS SHOWN ON RISER ARE NOT THE SAME. AN
 EXAMPLE IS THE #14 ON RISER AND DETAIL SHOWS ALL #12?
  
 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: FUEL STAND-BY TIME, CAPACITY, SIZING ETC NEEDS
 TO BE ON PLANS. MINIMUM TIMES ARE STATED IN NFPA-110
 CHAPTER 4 ALONG WITH NEC 700.12
  
 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 DEPENDING ON
 LOCKED ENCLOSURE, FENCING AROUND ENCLOSURE ETC..
  
 7) 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
 NEW OUTSIDE LIGHTS INDICATE CONTROLS PER ENERGY
 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HOWEVER PLEASE SEE 13-415.1.ABC.1.4.
 DOES THIS PROVIDE 10HRS MINIMUM BACK UP FOR SCHEDULING
 OR MEET PHOTO-SENSOR REQUIREMENTS? IF THIS WAS THE ONLY
 ITEM IT WOULD HAVE BEEN REDLINED.
  
 8) NOTE: CODES ON PLANS NEED TO INCLUDE NFPA-110 2002.
  
 9) 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.
  
  
  
 ** 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]
  


Account Summary | Usage Policy | Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2005 – 2014, SunGard Pentamation, Inc & City of West Palm Beach, FL – All Rights Reserved