Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 09030496
Permit Number 09030496
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2009-04-07 20:40:32** DENIED REVIEW **
  
 ** THERE ARE NUMEROUS ITEMS MISSING FOR MINIMUM CODE
 COMPLIANCE. AS MANY ITEMS ARE NOT SHOWN THERE MAY VERY
 WELL BE NEW COMMENTS ON THE FOLLOWING REVIEW WHICH CAN
 NOT BE MADE AT THIS TIME.
  
  
 1A) NOTE: *** IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW BASED ON THE PLAN
 COMMENTS BELOW THE APPLIED VALUE FOR A CODE COMPLIANT
 BUILD OUT WILL NEED TO BE INCREASED. THE COMMENTS FOR
 NOTE #7 ALONE WILL INCREASE THE SCOPE OF WORK
 SUBSTANTIALLY.
 VALUE SHALL INCLUDE ALL LABOR, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT,
 DESIGN COSTS ETC EVEN IF ANY OF THESE ITEMS ARE OWNER
 SUPPLIED. THE ADJUSTED VALUE TO $169,850.00 IS STILL
 LOW BASED ON MINIMUM CODE COMPLIANCE REQUIRED AND ALL
 EQUIPMENT ON PLANS.
 ** EQUIPMENT TO BE INCLUDED IN VALUE SHALL BE LIGHTING,
 LIGHTING CONTROLS, A/C EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL SERVICE
 EQUIPMENT ETC.
  
  
 1) NOTE: PLANS MUST CONTAIN THE RAISED SEAL WITH ALL
 INFORMATION ON RAISED SEAL CLEAR AND VISIBLE WITH ALL
 INFORMATION ON SAID SEAL PER FAC 61G1-16.002,003,004.
 FS 481.221
 SEALS ARE VERY FAINT AND NOT EASILY READ. INFORMATION
 CAN NOT BE SEEN EVEN USING LEAD RUB.
 ** THIS IS REQUIRED FOR ALL TRADES AND FOR ALL SHEETS
 WHETHER OR NOT COMMENT IS MADE BY ANY OTHER TRADE
 REVIEWER. ** SEE THE NEXT COMMENT FOR MEP PLANS.
  
 2) NOTE: THE COVER SHEET STATES MEP DESIGN TEAM TO BE
 BUCHANNAN ENGINEERING INC HOWEVER MEP PLANS IS DONE BY
 THE ARCHITECT LISTED.
 IN ANY CASE AN ARCHITECT IS NOT PERMITTED TO DESIGN OR
 SIGN, DATE AND SEAL 277/480 SYSTEMS DESIGNED AS SHOWN
 PER FS 471.003.
 ** PLEASE KNOW BASED ON THIS COMMENT AND THE COMMENTS
 BELOW ONE SET OF PLANS ARE BEING RETAINED BY THIS
 OFFICE.
 ** THE ELECTRICAL MUST BE DONE BY AND ELECTRICAL
 ENGINEER. PLEASE SEE SAME SECTION FOR MECHANICAL
 SYSTEMS AND DESIGNS.
 ** THIS COMMENT IS REQUIRED WHETHER OR NOT COMMENT IS
 MADE BY ANY OTHER TRADE.
  
 3) NOTE: PLANS SUBMITTED CONTAIN NUMEROUS REFERENCES ON
 THE ELECTRICAL PLANS FOR CODES WHICH ARE NO LONGER IN
 EFFECT. IN FACT THE NFPA-70 REFLECTED ON PLANS HAS NO
 LONGER IN EFFECT IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN DECEMBER OF
 2006.
 PLEASE KNOW THE OTHER CODES AS STATED SUCH AS THE LIFE
 SAFETY CODE, THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AND OTHERS ARE
 ALSO NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
 PLEASE SEE FS 553.73, FBC CHAPTER 35. ALL PROJECTS
 SUBMITTED FOR PERMIT ON OR AFTER MARCH 1ST, 2009 ARE
 UNDER THE 2007 FBC WITH ALL OTHER ADOPTED MINIMUM CODES
 AND STANDARDS.
 PLEASE SEE FAC 69A-60.003 AND .004 AS THE LIFE SAFETY
 CODE ( NFPA-101) AND NFPA-1 WAS REVISED ON DECEMBER
 31ST, 2008.
 THE NFPA-101 AND NFPA-1 IN EFFECT AT THAT TIME PER
 ADOPTED FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION GIVEN WAS
 THE 2006 EDITION OF EACH.
  
 THE PLANS SHALL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING;
 2007 FBC W/ 2009 REVISIONS.
 2006 NFPA-101
 2005 NFPA-70
 2002 NFPA-72
  
 4) NOTE: PLEASE COMPLY WITH FBC CHAPTER 13 FOR ALL
 TRADES. COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS MAY BE REQUIRED. SEE
 COMMENTS FROM OTHER TRADES. PLEASE SUBMIT LIGHTING
 PERFORMANCE CALCULATIONS/ ENERGY CALCULATIONS PER FBC
 CHAPTER 13. AS NO CALCULATIONS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH
 CHAPTER 13 WAS SUBMITTED THERE MAY BE NEW COMMENTS ON
 THE NEXT REVIEW. THE CALCULATIONS ON E-3 DO NOT MEET
 MINIMUM CODE. THE CODE REFERENCE IS FROM THE PREVIOUS
 CODE NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE CODE SECTION SPECIFIC AS
 STATED ON PLANS IS 13-414.2.B. THIS SECTION DOES NOT
 EXIST UNDER NEW CODE OR THE PREVIOUS ADOPTED CODE.
 PLEASE SEE 13-400, 13-101.1.6, 13-400, 13-103.1,
 13-400.2.A.2, 13-400.3, 13-400.2, 13-415.AB.5.
 SEVERAL SECTIONS WERE GIVEN HOWEVER ALL ITEMS AND ALL
 POSSIBLE SECTIONS ARE IN NO WAY. MINIMUM COMPLIANCE
 WITH ALL OF CHAPTER 13 MUST BE DONE.
 ** PLEASE BE SURE TO SUBMIT A COMPLETE FIXTURE LEGEND
 SO THAT MINIMUM COMPLIANCE WITH THE LIGHTING
 PERFORMANCE CALCULATIONS CAN BE REVIEWED. ALL FIXTURES
 MUST BE SPECIFIC AND COMPLETE.
  
 5) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 13-413.ABC.2 FOR NOTES REQUIRED ON
 PLANS FOR COMPLETION OF PROJECT.
 ** NOTES IN THE FBC ARE REQUIRED ON PLANS.
  
 6) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 13-413.AB.1 FOR MINIMUM VOLTAGE
 DROP CALCULATIONS FOR FEEDERS AND BRANCH CIRCUITS.
  
 7) NOTE: PLEASE SEE FBC 13-415.1.AB.1.1, .1.2, .1.3 AND
 .1.4.
 PLANS WERE SUBMITTED WITH NO MINIMUM COMPLIANCE FOR ANY
 LIGHTING CONTROLS REQUIRED PER CODE. THIS IS A BUILDING
 GREATER THAN 5K SQ FT A COMPLETE SYSTEM AND OR
 AUTOMATED LIGHTING SYSTEMS WITH OVER RIDES MUST BE
 DESIGNED.
 ** AS NO COMPLIANCE WITH THESE SECTIONS OF THE CODE ARE
 SHOWN, WHEN PLANS ARE RESUBMITTED THIS WILL BE THE
 FIRST REVIEW UNDER NEW DESIGN.
  
 8) NOTE: ALL CIRCUITING ON PLANS SHALL BE COMPLETE WITH
 ALL CIRCUIT NUMBERS AND CORRELATE WITH THE SUBMITTED
 PANEL SCHEDULES. ALL PANEL SCHEDULES SHALL BE SPECIFIC
 TO ALL ROOMS AND AREAS IN WHICH THEY FEED. STATING
 *LIGHTING* OR RECEPTACLES* IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. PLEASE
 SEE NEC 408.4 AS THE 2005 NEC WAS REVISED TO STATE THE
 USE OF SUCH TERMS IS NOT PERMITTED.
 PLEASE SEE COMMENTARY IN THE HANDBOOK.
 *SECTION 408.4 WAS REVISED FOR THE 2005 CODE TO REQUIRE
 THAT THE IDENTIFICATION FOR EVERY CIRCUIT SUPPLIED BY A
 PANEL-BOARD OR SWITCHBOARD BE LEGIBLE AND CLEARLY STATE
 THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE CIRCUIT IS USED.
 CIRCUITS USED FOR THE SAME PURPOSE MUST BE IDENTIFIED
 AS TO THEIR LOCATION. FOR EXAMPLE, SMALL APPLIANCE
 BRANCH CIRCUITS CAN SUPPLY OUTLETS IN THE KITCHEN,
 DINING ROOM, AND KITCHEN COUNTERTOPS. IDENTIFYING THE
 CIRCUITS AS SMALL APPLIANCE BRANCH CIRCUITS IS NOT
 ACCEPTABLE; INSTEAD, THEY SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED AS
 ``KITCHEN WALL RECEPTACLES,'' ``DINING ROOM FLOOR
 RECEPTACLE,'' OR ``KITCHEN COUNTERTOP RECEPTACLES LEFT
 OF SINK.'' CIRCUIT DIRECTORIES CONTAINING MULTIPLE
 ENTRIES WITH ONLY ``LIGHTS'' OR ``OUTLETS'' DO NOT
 PROVIDE THE SUFFICIENT DETAIL REQUIRED BY THIS
 SECTION.*
 408.4, 310.16, 240.4 ETC
 FBC 106.3.5.1.2
  
 9) NOTE: ALL EXIT SIGNS AND EMERGENCY LIGHTING SHALL BE
 COMPLETE PER 700.12F . ALL UNIT EQUIPMENT SHALL BE
 CIRCUITED TO THE LOCAL LIGHTING BRANCH CIRCUIT.
  
 10) NOTE: SHOW WINDOW RECEPTACLES REQUIRED PER 210.62.
  
 11) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 220.14G AND 220.43 FOR LOAD
 CALCULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO SHOW WINDOWS.
  
 12) NOTE: PLEASE SUBMIT COMPLETE LOAD CALCULATIONS PER
 NEC 220. 220.12,220.14,220.42,220.44,220.50, ETC
 PLEASE BE SURE ALL CONTINUOUS LOADS ARE SHOWN PER
 215.3, 230.42 AT 125%.
  
 13) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 424.3 FOR MINIMUM OCP FOR AIR
 CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT.
 AS INFORMATION IS NOT COMPLETE, MINIMUM OVER CURRENT
 PROTECTION CAN NOT BE VERIFIED.
  
 14) NOTE: ALL SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND SERVICE RISER
 EQUIPMENT NEEDS TO MEET MINIMUM CODES. AS THE DESIGN
 SHOWN IS NOT COMPLETE ONLY SOME ITEMS WILL BE GIVEN AS
 EXAMPLES;
  
 EXAMPLE: COMPLETE RISER, PANELS ETC NEED TO BE SPECIFIC
 AND SHOWN. AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE PANEL ON THE SECONDARY
 SIDE OF THE TRANSFORMER DOES NOT SHOW ANY COMPLIANCE
 WITH 240.21 FOR TAPPED CONDUCTORS ON THE SECONDARY SIDE
 OF TRANSFORMERS.
  
 EXAMPLE: COMPLIANCE FOR 408.36 FOR LIGHTING AND
 APPLIANCE PANELS IS ALSO NOT SHOWN.
  
 EXAMPLE: NO GROUNDING FOR TRANSFORMER PER
 250.50,250.66,250.20,250.30 IS SHOWN. IN FACT NO
 GROUNDING ELECTRODE IS SHOWN WITH REQUIRED CONDUCTORS.
  
 EXAMPLE: COMPLETE AIC RATINGS FOR ALL SERVICE EQUIPMENT
 MEETING FPL AVAILABLE FAULT CURRENTS PER 110.9
  
 ** THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES ONLY, THERE ARE OTHER ITEMS.
  
 15) NOTE: PLEASE SEE FBC 11-4.28.1,.2 AND.3. PLEASE
 SHOW COMPLETE DEVICES FOR ADA COMPLIANCE.
  
 16) NOTE: AS STATED IN BEGINNING OF REVIEW AT LEAST ONE
 SET OF PLANS ARE BEING RETAINED DUE TO NOTES ABOVE AND
 STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS.
  
  
  
  
  
 ** 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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