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| 2009-04-12 10:15:02 | ** DENIED** |
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| | 1) NOTE: PLANS ARE STATING ALL DESIGNS PER 2004 FBC. |
| | ANY PLANS SUBMITTED FOR PER AFTER MARCH 1ST, 2009 MUST |
| | BE UNDER THE NEW 2007 FBC WITH 2009 AMENDMENTS. |
| | THE FAC 69A-60.003 AND 004 HAS ALSO REVISED ADOPTING |
| | THE NEW NFPA-1 AND NFPA-101 |
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| | PLEASE BE SURE THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE STATED ON PLANS |
| | AT A MINIMUM. |
| | 2005 NFPA-70 |
| | 2002 NFPA-72 |
| | 2007 FBC W/ 2009 REVISIONS. |
| | 2006 NFPA-101 |
| | 2006 NFPA-1 |
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| | 2) NOTE: PERMIT APPLICATION VALUE SHALL INCLUDE: ALL |
| | LABOR, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, DESIGN COST ETC. AN |
| | APPLIED VALUE OF $12K DOES NOT COVER THE GENERATOR LET |
| | ALONE THE TRANSFER EQUIPMENT, SLAB WORK, ELECTRICAL, |
| | UNDERGROUND OR FUEL TANK. |
| | IF AN APPROPRIATE VALUE IS NOT STATED FOR COMPLETE |
| | SCOPE ONE WILL BE ASSESSED USING THE ADOPTED GUIDES FOR |
| | VALUE AND INCLUDING PRICING PROVIDED FROM MANUFACTURES. |
| | FBC 108.3 |
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| | 3) NOTE: PLEASE BE SURE TO SEE ALL COMMENTS FROM OTHER |
| | TRADES AS THERE WILL BE COMMENTS WITH RESPECT TO FUEL |
| | SIZE AND THE REQUIREMENT FOR AN ACCESS PLATFORM TO |
| | SERVICE EQUIPMENT PER NFPA-110 2002 AND FBC. |
| | THERE WILL BE COMMENTS WITH RESPECT TO MOUNTING, AND |
| | THE ACTUAL FUEL TANK PLANS NEEDING THE DERM STAMPS. |
| | ** THIS IS NOTED SO THAT DESIGN TEAM AND CONTRACTOR |
| | WILL BE AWARE TO SEE OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE MAKING |
| | DESIGN CHANGES. |
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| | 4) NOTE: PLEASE SUBMIT THE MANUFACTURES SPECS/CUT |
| | SHEETS FOR ALL EQUIPMENT. THIS SHALL INCLUDE ATS |
| | EQUIPMENT, GENERATOR, AND FUEL TANK. (TANK REVIEWED BY |
| | OTHER TRADES). |
| | NEC 90.7,110.3, 702.6 |
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| | 5) NOTE: PLEASE SEE ORIGINAL NOTES FOR BUILDING. THE |
| | CODE REQUIRES GROUND FAULT PROTECTION ON MAIN. THIS IS |
| | GIVEN FOR INFORMATION AS THIS IS ONLY A NEC 702 SYSTEM. |
| | AS THERE IS GROUND FAULT PROTECTION ON THE MAIN AND THE |
| | USE OF A THREE POLE TRANSFER SWITCH THIS MAY CREATE A |
| | LACK OF COORDINATION OR TRIPPING OF MAIN WITHOUT THE |
| | USE OF A FOUR POLE TRANSFER SWITCH. IF THIS WAS A 700 |
| | OR 701 SYSTEM THERE ARE SPECIFIC CODE SECTIONS WHICH |
| | REQUIRE GROUND FAULT SENSING ON THE BACK UP SYSTEM. |
| | PLEASE SEE NFPA-110 6.2.15 WHEN GROUND FAULT SENSING IS |
| | REQUIRED OR PROVIDED THIS WOULD REQUIRE THE ISOLATION |
| | OF NEUTRALS THUS A FOUR POLE TRANSFER SWITCH. |
| | *** PLEASE BE AWARE OF THIS AS THIS MAY BE AN |
| | OPERATIONAL ITEM WHICH DEPENDING ON EQUIPMENT ORDERED |
| | MAY CREATE A LOSS OF COORDINATION OR NO OPERATION AT |
| | ALL. |
| | ** PLEASE SEE WHITE PAPERS BY CATERPILLAR, ASCO AND |
| | MANY OTHER TRANSFER SWITCH MANUFACTURES ON THIS TOPIC. |
| | ** THIS COMMENT IS ONLY MADE TO HELP IN THE DESIGN AS |
| | THIS IS A 702 SYSTEM NO BACK UP OF POWER IS REQUIRED |
| | FOR ANY 701 AND 702 SYSTEMS IN BUILDING. |
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| | 6) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 225.31-225.39 FOR THE REQUIRED |
| | DISCONNECTING MEANS FOR FEEDERS AT THE BUILDING. THIS |
| | WAS NOTED ON THE ORIGINAL PLANS HOWEVER THE GENERATOR |
| | WAS REMOVED FORM PLANS. THIS REVIEWER STATED TO BE |
| | AWARE OF THIS CODE SECTION ON FUTURE PLANS. NEC |
| | 700.12B6, 701.11B5 AND 702.11 ALL STATE THAT WHEN |
| | DISCONNECTING MEANS FROM THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED |
| | WITHIN SIGHT AND READILY ACCESSIBLE THEN AN ADDITIONAL |
| | DISCONNECTING MEANS IS NOT REQUIRED AT THE BUILDING IN |
| | WHICH THE FEEDERS SERVE. THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED |
| | WITHIN SIGHT PER DEFINITIONS HOWEVER THE DISCONNECTING |
| | MEANS AT GENERATOR MAY NOT BE READILY ACCESSIBLE. IN A |
| | LOCKED ENCLOSURE OR BEHIND A WALL/GATES LOCKED DOES NOT |
| | PERMIT READY ACCESS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT OR ANY OTHER |
| | PERSONNEL. SEE ZONING COMMENTS AS THE GENERATOR WILL BE |
| | REQUIRED TO CONTAIN A WALL OR FENCE IN ETC. THE |
| | ENCLOSURE OF THE GENERATOR ALONE DOES NOT PERMIT READY |
| | ACCESS WITH THE BREAKER LOCKED INSIDE. |
| | PLEASE KNOW THAT A DISCONNECTING MEANS DOES NOT REQUIRE |
| | OVER CURRENT PROTECTION WHEN THE OCP IS ALREADY |
| | PROVIDED BY THE GENERATOR. |
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| | IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS; OR IF COMMENTS ARE NOT |
| | TYPED IN A CLEAR MANNER PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO |
| | CONTACT THIS REVIEWER. |
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| | DEWEY PALMER |
| | ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW II |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | 561-805-6717 |
| | [email protected] |
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