Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 08090611
Permit Number 08090611
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2008-10-15 17:08:18 
 ** DENIED REVIEW**
  
  
  
  
 1) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE APPLIED ADDRESS IS AT 1600 N.
 FLORIDA MANGO HOWEVER THE PLANS INDICATE 1590 SAME
 ROAD. THE PACKAGE WILL BE ROUTED TO ADDRESSING FOR AN
 EXTENSION FOR THIS TENANT SPACE. AS THE APPLIED SCOPE
 OF WORK IS BEING SHOWN WHAT APPEARS TO BE IN MULTIPLE
 TENANT SPACES THE APPLIED ADDRESS IS UNCLEAR AND THERE
 ARE SEVERAL UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.
  
 2) NOTE: PLEASE BE SURE THE PLANS CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING
 DESIGN CODES AT A MINIMUM. THE FLORIDA STATUTES 553.73
 GIVES THE ADOPTION OF THE LATEST CODES THROUGH THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE. IN ANY CASE SEE THE FP SHEETS AS
 THESE CLEARLY STATE THE SOUTH FLORIDA BUILDING CODE
 WHICH HAS NOT BEEN AN ADOPTED CODE IN THE STATE OF
 FLORIDA FOR MANY YEARS.
 THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE LISTED AT A MINIMUM FOR THIS
 REVIEWER. PLEASE BE AWARE OF OTHER CODES FROM OTHER
 TRADES.
 2004 FBC W/2007 REVISIONS.
 2003 NFPA-101
 2002 NFPA-72
 2005 NFPA-70
 2002 NFPA-110
  
 3) NOTE: THE PLANS ARE UNCLEAR FOR THE SCOPE OF WORK.
 IS THIS ONE BUILDING WITH THREE TENANT SPACES OR ARE
 THESE THREE SEPARATE BUILDINGS? PLEASE KNOW THE SERVICE
 FOR INSTANCE FOR THE NUMBER OF SERVICES, GROUPING OF
 MAINS ETC CAN NOT BE DETERMINED AS CODE COMPLIANT AT
 THIS TIME. 230.2, 230.70, 230.70, 230.72, 230.76,
 230.79 ETC
 PLEASE SEE THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE FOR DEFINITIONS OF
 A BUILDING INCLUDING THE DEFINITIONS FOR THE NEXT
 COMMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS.
  
 4) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE SUBMITTED ENERGY CALCULATIONS
 ARE NOT CODE COMPLIANT. PLEASE SEE THERE WILL BE SOME
 EXAMPLES NOTED HOWEVER IT IS NOT A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL
 INCONSISTENCIES. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO SEE COMMENTS
 FROM OTHER TRADES WITH RESPECT TO ALL BUILDING
 COMPONENTS. SOME WILL BE NOTED IN THIS REVIEW FOR
 EXAMPLES.
 THE SUBMITTED VERSION IS METHOD *A* FOR WHOLE BUILDING
 COMPLIANCE. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? BASED ON PLANS THIS
 IS A RENOVATION TOT AN EXISTING BUILDING WHICH MEETS
 THE DEFINITIONS IN SECTION 202 OF CHAPTER 13. WHOLE
 BUILDING COMPLIANCE MAY ONLY BE USED *IF* ALL SYSTEMS
 FOR THE ENTIRE BUILDING IS BEING USED AND KNOWN. PLEASE
 SEE 13-101.1.3 RENOVATIONS.
 RENOVATED COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS SHALL, WHEN APPLICABLE
 (SEE SECTION 202), COMPLY WITH THE PRESCRIPTIVE
 REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN FORM 400C OR WITH METHOD B OF
 SUBCHAPTER 13-4 FOR INSULATION, HVAC SYSTEMS, LIGHTING,
 WATER HEATING SYSTEMS AND EXTERIOR ENVELOPE COMPONENTS
 BEING RETROFITTED OR REPLACED.
 PLEASE SEE THE INPUT DATA REPORT WHICH DOES NOT
 COORDINATE WITH THE SUBMITTED PLANS. SOME EXAMPLES WILL
 BE GIVEN AND THE INPUT DATA REPORT WILL BE NOTED AS IDR
 IN COMMENTS.
  
 FOR EXAMPLE: HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE METHOD OF
 CONTROL FOR ALL LIGHTING BE SHOWN AS MANUAL ON/OFF WHEN
 THE PLANS CLEARLY SHOW AUTOMATED SYSTEMS AS REQUIRED
 PER 13-415.1.ABC.1.1, .1.2, .1.3
  
 FOR EXAMPLE: PLEASE BE SURE ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE THE
 SAME ON THE IDR AS ON THE PLANS FOR THE SAME WATTAGE,
 NUMBER OF FIXTURES AND TYPES. PLEASE BE SURE TO SEE
 13-415.2, 13-415.2.ABC.1.1, .1.2 AND .1.3. PLEASE SEE
 TABLE 13-415.2.B, 13-415.2.C. PLEASE BE SURE TO SEE
 NOTE ABOVE FOR METHOD OF CALCULATIONS TO BE SUBMITTED.
  
 FOR EXAMPLE: SEE OTHER COMPONENTS SUCH AS THE FLOOR OF
 THE ICE RINK ITSELF BEING SHOWN WITH *CARPET AND RUBBER
 PADDING*. THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE.
  
 FOR EXAMPLE: THE IDR SHOWS *NO* EXTERIOR DOORS FROM
 CONDITIONED SPACE WHEN THE PLANS CLEARLY CONTAINS
 SEVERAL.
  
 FOR EXAMPLE: MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL ROOMS SHOWING*CARPET
 AND RUBBING PADDING* WHEN THE ELECTRICAL ROOMS ARE NOT
 PERMITTED TO CONTAIN COMBUSTIBLES. SEE COMMENTS FROM
 OTHER TRADES ON THIS.
  
 5) NOTE: BASED ON THE PLANS SUBMITTED THIS GENERATOR
 WILL BE A LIFE SAFETY REQUIRED NEC 700 SYSTEM YET THERE
 ARE OTHER WIRING ITEMS ON THIS SAME PANEL, EQUIPMENT
 AND ATS WHICH ARE NOT LEGALLY REQUIRED AND ARE OPTIONAL
 STAND-BY. PLEASE SEE NEC 700.9 FOR WIRING REQUIRED AS
 OTHER SYSTEMS SHALL NOT BE PART OF THE EMERGENCY/LIFE
 SAFETY REQUIRED SYSTEMS. NO INFORMATION WAS SUBMITTED
 FOR THE ON-SITE REQUIRED FUEL PER 700.12B3 AND
 701.11B3. THERE ARE MANY OTHER SECTIONS INCLUDING
 SECTIONS OF NFPA-110 WHICH ALSO APPLY HOWEVER NOT EVERY
 POSSIBLE CODE SECTION IS LISTED.
 PLEASE SEE THERE WAS NO INFORMATION SUBMITTED FOR
 MANUFACTURE SPECS/CUT SHEETS OF THE ATS, GENERATOR AND
 FUEL TANKS. PLEASE SUBMIT. PLEASE SEE NFPA-110 2002,
 NEC 110.3,90.7 ETC
 ** PLEASE BE SURE TO SEE NFPA-110 CHAPTER 7 FOR
 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS.
 ** THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS NOT SUBMITTED. AS THIS UNIT
 IS BEING SHOWN AS A 700,701 SYSTEM ALL THE ABOVE AND
 CODE MUST BE MET.
  
 6) NOTE: IT IS BEING NOTED WITH RELEVANCE TO THE NOTE
 #56 ABOVE; IF THE INTENT IS FOR THE BUILDING TO BE
 OCCUPIED UNDER EMERGENCY POWER THEN BATTERY BACK UP
 LIGHTS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL EGRESS PATHS. THE
 OCCUPIED BUILDING WOULD BE THEN UNDER EMERGENCY POWER
 FOR A *NORMAL OCCUPANCY*. IF THE EMERGENCY GENERATOR IS
 THEN LOST THERE WOULD BE NOT EGRESS LIGHTING FOR ANY
 OCCUPANCY PUBLIC OR OTHER WISE TO FIND THEIR WAY OUT OF
 THE BUILDING. IF THE BUILDING IS NOT GOING TO BE
 OCCUPIED UNDER GENERATOR POWER THIS OFFICE WILL
 REQUIRED AN ORIGINAL LETTER SIGNED, NOTARIZED FROM THE
 NEW BUILDING OWNER STATING THE BUILDING WILL NOT BE
 OCCUPIED UNDER EMERGENCY POWER. THIS WILL BE
 ENFORCEMENT FROM THIS OFFICE AS WELL AS THE FIRE
 MARSHAL OFFICE.
 NFPA-101 7.8.1, 7.9.1ETC
 THE OTHER OPTION WOULD BE TO INSTALL THE BATTERY BACK
 UP LIGHTS FOR MINIMUM EGRESS UNDER AN EMERGENCY
 CONDITION AND THE GENERATOR WOULD BECOME AN OPTIONAL
 STAND-BY SYSTEM. SEE THE FOLLOWING TWO COMMENTS AS
 THESE WILL ALSO AFFECT THE DESIGN.
  
 7) NOTE: PLEASE PROVIDE THE SELECTIVE COORDINATION
 STUDY FOR ALL EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT ON BOTH THE NORMAL
 AND EMERGENCY SIDE OF THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM AS SHOWN.
 PLEASE SEE 240.12,700.27, 701.18, NFPA-110 CHAPTER 6,
 6.5.
  
 8) NOTE: PLEASE SUBMIT PHOTO-METRICS FOR STAIRS TO
 INDICATE THE MINIMUM LEVELS UNDER NORMAL AND EMERGENCY
 CONDITIONS. THE NORMAL LEVELS REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 10FT
 CANDLES AND IS PERMITTED TO 1 FT CANDLE UNDER EMERGENCY
 CONDITIONS.
 NFPA-101 7.8.1.3 , 709.2.1, .2.2
  
 9) NOTE: PLEASE SEE FBC 106.1.3 AS THE SUBMITTED PLANS
 SHALL MEET A MINIMUM OF 1/8INCH SCALE. MAY SHOW A
 LARGER VIEW OF THE ENTIRE LAYOUT AS LONG AS ALL AREAS
 ARE SHOWN ON A SEPARATE SHEET IN A LARGER VIEW MEETING
 THE MINIMUM SCALE.
  
 10) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 240.13, 230.95 FOR THE REQUIRED
 GROUND FAULT PROTECTION. PLEASE ALSO BE AWARE AS THE
 CODE REQUIRES GROUND FAULT SENSING IN 700.7D, 700.26
 AND NFPA-110 IN CHAPTER 6, 6.2.15
 THE ATS WOULD BE A 4-POLE UNIT OTHER WISE THERE WOULD
 BE A LACK OF COORDINATION.
 THIS WOULD BE A SEPARATELY DERIVED SYSTEM.
 ** NOTE #6 ABOVE AND WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS A LIFE
 SAFETY GENERATOR WILL HAVE AN AFFECT ON THIS COMMENT.
  
 11) NOTE: PLEASE SEE TRANSFORMER TWA WHICH IS SHOWING A
 NEUTRAL BEING INSTALLED ON THE LINE SIDE?
 PLEASE SEE 250.20,250.30 ETC
  
 12) NOTE: PLEASE PROVIDE A GROUNDING ELECTRODE RISER
 FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF ALL TRANSFORMERS.
 250.66,250.58,250.56. AS THE SERVICE AND INFORMATION ON
 THE ACTUAL BUILDING IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME THIS MAY
 AFFECT THE SERVICE AS SHOWN.
  
  
 13) NOTE: PLEASE SEE FBC 13-415.1.ABC.1.1, .1.2 AND
 .1.3. PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE PROPOSED
 LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM. TIMES OF OVER RIDES, LOCATIONS
 OF OVER RIDES, ETC. PLEASE BE SURE TO SEE THESE
 SECTIONS AS THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS REQUIRED NOT SHOWN.
 OCCUPANT MUST SEE ALL LIGHTING BEING OVER RIDDEN.
  
 14) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 700.12F FOR CIRCUITING OF
 EMERGENCY LIGHTING. THIS IS BASED ON NOTES ABOVE FOR
 REQUIRE BATTERY BACK UP FIXTURES.
  
 15) NOTE: PLEASE SEE FBC 11-4.28.1,.2 AND .3. PLEASE
 PROVIDE ALL MINIMUM LEVELS FOR ADA COMPLIANCE INCLUDING
 HEIGHTS, LEVELS OF DEVICES ETC.
  
 16) NOTE: ELECTRICAL SITE PLANS ARE MISSING MINIMUM
 DESIGN FOR FBC 140MPH 3 SECOND GUST/120 MPH SUSTAINED.
 PLEASE SUBMIT. THIS WILL BE UNDER THE STRUCTURAL REVIEW
 ONCE SUBMITTED.
  
 17) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 225.31-225.39 FOR DISCONNECTING
 MEANS REQUIRED FOR THE FEEDERS FROM THE GENERATOR. AS
 THE DISCONNECTING MEANS WILL NOT BE READILY ACCESSIBLE
 BASED ON POSSIBLE ZONING COMMENTS; A DISCONNECTING
 MEANS (NOT WITH OVER CURRENT PROTECTION) WILL BE
 REQUIRED.
  
 ** AS THERE ARE SEVERAL UNANSWERED COMMENTS AND
 INFORMATION NOT YET SHOWN, SUBMITTED OR IN DESIGN THERE
 MAY VERY WELL BE NEW COMMENTS ON THE FOLLOWING REVIEW
 WHICH CAN NOT BE MADE AT THIS TIME.
  
  
  
  
  
 **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 MANOR 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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