Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 09080581
Permit Number 09080581
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2009-09-18 19:27:41 
  
 ** DENIED **
  
 ** REVIEW IS BASED ON PLANS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
 SUBMITTED.
  
 1A) NOTE: ADDED, PERMIT APPLICATION STATES TENANT SPACE
 #C1, HOWEVER PLANS STATE TENANT SPACE *A*.
  
 1) NOTE: IN THE PACKAGE THERE ARE SUPPORTING METHOD *A*
 WHOLE BUILDING COMPLIANCE ENERGY CALCULATIONS. THIS IS
 NOT A WHOLE BUILDING BY DEFINITION. PLEASE ALSO SEE
 THAT PLANS ARE SHOWING A SEPARATE METHOD OF COMPLIANCE.
 IN FACT PLANS ARE SHOWING PRESCRIPTIVE SPACE BY SPACE
 METHOD *B*.
 PLEASE SEE SECTIONS NOTED:
  
 THE LIGHTING PLANS SUBMITTED CLEARLY INDICATE METHOD
 *B*. IN FACT THE PLANS STATE COMPLIANCE FOR SPACE BY
 SPACE PER 13-415.B.1. PLEASE SEE 13-415.AB.5 OF THE
 FBC. THIS SECTION CLEARLY STATES THE FOLLOWING.
  
 ??? TRADE-OFFS OF INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCE
 AMONG PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING FOR WHICH A DIFFERENT
 METHOD OF CALCULATION HAS BEEN USED IS NOT PERMITTED*.
  
 THIS MEANS IT IS NOT PERMISSIBLE TO USE TWO DIFFERENT
 METHODS TO SHOW COMPLIANCE. THE SUBMITTED INPUT DATA
 REPORT OF THE METHOD *A* IN BOTH CASES IS NOT COMPLETE.
  
 ** THEREFORE COMPLIANCE WITH PRESCRIPTIVE FOR NEW BEING
 INSTALLED IS REQUIRED TO BE MET.
 COMPLIANCE FOR METHOD *B* IS SHOWN ON PLANS FOR
 LIGHTING PERFORMANCE LEVELS AND IS ACCEPTABLE TO THIS
 OFFICE.
 13-415.AB.5, 13-415.B.1, 13-400.0.B.4. PLEASE TAKE A
 LOOK AT THE LAST SENTENCE FOR * BUILDINGS NOT MEETING
 THE DEFINITION OF A RENOVATION.
  
 ** PLANS INDICATE ALLOWANCES FOR TWO AHU CLOSETS, YET
 THE PLANS ONLY CONTAIN ONE.
  
 ** AT SOME POINT THE FIXTURE K TYPE WILL BE REQUIRED TO
 BE IDENTIFIED ON FINAL PLANS OF RECORD.
  
  
 ** BASED ON THE ABOVE AND THE INFORMATION NOT YET
 SHOWN, THE LIGHTING PERFORMANCE CALCULATIONS ARE OVER
 THE ALLOWANCES OF THE FLORIDA ENERGY CODE.
  
 2) NOTE: ONE OF THE COPIES OF THE SUBMITTED METHOD *A*
 CALCULATIONS ARE PHOTO-COPIES OF SIGNED DOCUMENTS. THIS
 IS NOT PERMITTED PER FAC 61G15-23.002, FS 471.025
  
 3) NOTE: COMPLIANCE FOR NEW LIGHTING CONTROLS BEING
 INSTALLED SHALL MEET 13-415.AB.1.1,.1.2 AND .1.3.
 PLEASE SEE 13-415.AB.1.3 SPECIFICALLY AS OTHER LIGHTING
 SUCH AS TRACK LIGHTING WHICH IS NOT PART OF THE GENERAL
 LIGHTING SHALL HAVE SEPARATE CONTROLS.
 PLANS INDICATE SOME SORT OF SWITCHES HOWEVER THERE IS
 NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION FOR PROPOSED SYSTEM. ARE THESE
 OVER RIDES? NO INFORMATION ON PROPOSED SYSTEM, TIMES OF
 OVER RIDES, ETC
  
 4) NOTE: IS THE STAIRS AN EGRESS PATH BY DEFINITION? IF
 SO, PLEASE SEE NFPA-101 7.8.1.3, 7.9.2.2 FOR MINIMUM
 LIGHTING LEVELS REQUIRED.
  
 5) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 210.8B2 AS ALL RECEPTACLES 15/20AMP
 IN KITCHEN AREA SHALL BE GFI/ GFI PROTECTED. THIS IS
 REQUIRED WHETHER OR NOT RECEPTACLES SERVES A COUNTER
 SPACE OR DEDICATED EQUIPMENT.
  
 6) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 422.13 FOR STORAGE TYPE OF WATER
 HEATERS AND REQUIRED MINIMUM 125% LOAD TO BE FIGURED
 FOR CALCULATIONS OF SERVICES AND FEEDERS.
 ** SEE 2005 NEC COMMENTARY LAST SENTENCE. THIS IS
 CONSIDERED A CONTINUOUS LOAD.
  
 7) NOTE: PLEASE ALSO SHOW LOAD CALCULATION COMPLIANCE
 FOR SIZING SERVICE FEEDERS PER 220.43B
  
 9) NOTE: DISCONNECT FOR EXHAUST FAN IS MISSING. PLANS
 STATE TO TIME CLOCK FOR CONTROL?
 PLEASE SEE 430.102B
  
 10) NOTE: DISCONNECT FOR CU DOES NOT MEET 110.26 FOR
 MINIMUM CLEARANCES.
  
 11) NOTE: PLANS APPEAR TO SHOW HOUSE PANEL IN THIS
 TENANT SPACE. WHAT IS THIS TENANT SPACE A PART OF? BASE
 BUILDING?
  
 ** LOW VOLTAGE SYSTEMS, INCLUDING FIRE ALARMS ARE NOT
 INCLUDED. SEPARATE PERMITS AS INDICATED ON PLANS
 REQUIRED.
  
  
  
 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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