| Date |
Text |
| 2009-05-07 12:01:03 | REVIEW #: 1ST |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | FBC 2007 CODE FAMILY W/ 2009 SUPPLEMENTS |
| | FBC CH.1 AS AMENDED BY THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | |
| | 1. PLEASE UPDATE CODE REFERENCES ON PLAN TO REFLECT NEW |
| | CODES IN EFFECT AT TIME OF PERMIT APPLICATION. THE 2007 |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE WITH 2009 SUPPLEMENT IS IN EFFECT |
| | AS OF MARCH 1, 2009. |
| | |
| | 2. PAGE M1 SHOWS A NEW AIR CONDITIONING SPLIT SYSTEM |
| | BEING ADDED TO HOUSE. ELECTRICAL PLANS MAKE NO |
| | PROVISIONS FOR THIS NEW A/C SYSTEM AT THE AIR HANDLER |
| | OR CONDENSING UNIT LOCATIONS. ALSO, THE NEW SYSTEM IS |
| | NOT ACCOUNTED FOR ON THE ELECTRICAL PANEL SCHEDULE. |
| | PLEASE SHOW PROPER CIRCUITING AND OVERCURRENT |
| | PROTECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-R M1401.1. |
| | |
| | 3. THE AREA BEING SERVED BY THE ABOVE SYSTEM IS A |
| | PREVIOUSLY UNCONDITIONED SPACE. ANY INCREASE IN THE |
| | CONDITIONED AREA IS DEFINED AS AN ADDITION IN FBC-R |
| | SECTION N1100.7.3. ADDITIONS TO EXISTING RESIDENTIAL |
| | BUILDINGS SHALL BE CONSIDERED NEW BUILDING CONSTRUCTION |
| | AND SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF EITHER METHOD |
| | A OR B AS APPLICABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-R SECTION |
| | N1100.0.3. ADDITIONS THAT ARE UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH |
| | CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ADDITION ALONE MAY COMPLY |
| | WITH THE CODE BY BRINGING THE ENTIRE BUILDING INTO |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION N1100.A.5.2. PROVIDE AN ENERGY |
| | CODE COMPLIANCE FORM AND COOLING LOAD CLACULATIONS IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH THESE SECTIONS TO DEMONSTRATE |
| | COMPLIANCE. |
| | |
| | 4. THE PROPOSED NEW AIR HANDLER APPEARS TO BE IN THE |
| | ATTIC OF THE NEW GARAGE. THERE IS NO ACCESS FOR THIS |
| | UNIT SHOWN ON PLANS. ACCESS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH AN |
| | OPENING AND UNOBSTRUCTED PASSAGEWAY LARGE ENOUGH TO |
| | ALLOW REMOVAL OF THE APPLIANCE. THE PASSAGEWAY SHALL |
| | NOT BE LESS THAN 30 INCHES HIGH AND 22 INCHES WIDE AND |
| | NOT MORE THAN 6 FEET (1829 MM) IN LENGTH FROM THE ATTIC |
| | ACCESS OPENING TO THE APPLIANCE'S SERVICE PANEL IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-R SECTION M1305.1.3. A LUMINAIRE |
| | CONTROLLED BY A SWITCH LOCATED AT THE REQUIRED |
| | PASSAGEWAY OPENING AND A RECEPTACLE OUTLET SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED AT OR NEAR THE APPLIANCE LOCATION IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH FBC-R SECTION M1305.1.3.1. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT: |
| | RONALD J. REGUEIRO |
| | 561.805.6719 |
| | [email protected] |
