| Date |
Text |
| 2009-04-14 20:16:35 | REVIEW #: 2ND |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | FBC 2004 CODE FAMILY W/ 2007 SUPPLEMENTS |
| | FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | |
| | THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE NUMBERED TO CORRESPOND WITH |
| | PREVIOUS REVIEW COMMENTS. |
| | |
| | 1. NOT ADDRESSED: ENERGY CALCULATIONS ARE STILL NOT |
| | SIGNED AND SEALED. ONE OF THE TWO SETS APPEARS TO BE A |
| | PHOTOCOPY. |
| | **PREVIOUS COMMENT** THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS SUBMITTED |
| | WERE NOT SIGNED AND SEALED BY THE PERSON WHO PREPARED |
| | THEM. THE PERSON PREPARING THE COMPLIANCE CALCULATION |
| | SHALL CERTIFY THAT THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS COVERED |
| | BY THE CALCULATION, OR AMENDMENTS THERETO, ARE IN |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 13 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-B 13-103.1.1. |
| | |
| | 2. NOT ADDRESSED: COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS ARE BASED |
| | ON ACCA MANUAL J. THIS IS A RESIDENTAIL CALCULATION |
| | SYSTEM DESIGNED AND USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESIDENTIAL |
| | DWELLING UNITS. COOLING SYSTEM DESIGN LOADS, FOR THE |
| | PURPOSE OF SIZING HVAC SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT, SHALL BE |
| | DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ONE OF THE PROCEDURES |
| | DESCRIBED IN CHAPTER 26 OF THE ASHRAE HANDBOOK OF |
| | FUNDAMENTALS OR ACCA MANUAL N, COMMERCIAL LOAD |
| | CALCULATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-B 13-407.1.ABC.1. |
| | NOTE: IF A SYSTEM SIZING SUMMARY IS PROVIDED, IT SHALL |
| | BE SIGNED AND SEALED BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-B 13-407.1.ABC.1. |
| | **PREVIOUS COMMENT** NO COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS WERE |
| | SUBMITTED FOR THIS REVIEW. THIS CALCULATION SHALL BE |
| | ATTACHED TO THE CODE COMPLIANCE FORM (ENERGY |
| | CALCULATIONS) SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WHEN |
| | THE BUILDING IS PERMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-B |
| | 13-407.1.ABC.1.1. |
| | |
| | 3. OK FOR MECHANICAL REVIEW. |
| | |
| | 4. OK FOR MECHANICAL REVIEW. |
| | |
| | 5. OK |
| | |
| | 6. OK |
| | |
| | 7. PARTIALLY ADDRESSED: PLANS NOW SHOW CONDENSATE FOR |
| | AHU 1 AND AHU 2 DISCHARGING INTO A FLOOR DRAIN WHICH |
| | TIES INTO THE SANITARY SEWER. CONDENSATE SHALL NOT |
| | DISCHARGE INTO THE CITY SANITARY SYSTEM PER MUNICIPAL |
| | ORDINANCE. CONDENSATE SHALL BE DISCHARGED OUTOORS TO AN |
| | APPROVED PLACE OF DISPOSAL OR MAY BE DISCHARGED INTO A |
| | STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M |
| | 307.2.1. |
| | **PREVIOUS COMMENT** CONDENSATE DRAINS FOR AHU-1 |
| | THROUGH AHU-3 APPEAR TO BE DISCHARGING INTO PARKING LOT |
| | AREAS. CONDENSATE FROM ALL COOLING COILS SHALL BE |
| | CONVEYED FROM THE DRAIN PAN OUTLET TO AN APPROVED PLACE |
| | OF DISPOSAL. CONDENSATE SHALL NOT DISCHARGE INTO A |
| | STREET, ALLEY OR OTHER AREAS SO AS TO CAUSE A NUISANCE |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 307.2.1. |
| | |
| | 8. NOT ADDRESSED: THIS ITEM MAY BE PROVIDED AT A LATER |
| | DATE UNDER A PROVISO (OR CONDITIONAL APPROVAL) ONCE ALL |
| | OTHER OUTSTANDING REVIEW COMMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED. |
| | **PREVIOUS COMMENT** PAGE 9.1 SHOWS THREE CONDENSING |
| | UNITS TO BE INSTALLED OUTDOORS. PROVIDE ENGINEERED |
| | DETAIL SHOWING HOW CONDENSERS ARE TO BE ATTACHED TO A |
| | MINIMUM 3 1/2 INCH CONCRETE SLAB FOR WIND RESISTANCE |
| | AND CLEARANCE FROM GRADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M |
| | 301.13 AND FBC-M 304.9. |
| | |
| | 9. NOT ADDRESSED: THIS ITEM MAY BE PROVIDED AT A LATER |
| | DATE UNDER A PROVISO (OR CONDITIONAL APPROVAL) ONCE ALL |
| | OTHER OUTSTANDING REVIEW COMMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED. |
| | **PREVIOUS COMMENT** PROVIDE MANUFACTURER'S SUBMITTAL |
| | DATA SHOWING THESE CONDENSING UNITS ARE DESIGNED FOR |
| | WIND RESISTANCE. MECHANICAL APPLIANCES THAT ARE EXPOSED |
| | TO WIND SHALL BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED TO RESIST THE |
| | WIND PRESSURES ON THE EQUIPMENT AS DETERMINED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-M 301.13. |
| | |
| | 10. OK |
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| | 11. OK |
| | |
| | 12. OK |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
