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| 2010-03-04 10:14:35 | |
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| | THIS REVIEW WAS DONE UNDER THESE CURRENT CODE CYCLES: |
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| | THE 2007 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 2009 REVISIONS, 2008 |
| | NEC, 2004 FBC AS AMENDED, CHAPTER 1.AND FOUND |
| | NONCOMPLIANT WITH THE FOLLOWING |
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| | ALL COMMENTS RELATE TO SHEET E-1 & E-2, UNLESS |
| | OTHERWISE NOTED. ALL CODE ARTICLES REFERENCED ARE 2008 |
| | NEC UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. |
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| | SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CHAPTER 13 ARTICLES |
| | 20070FBC |
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| | 1} 13-415.AB MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR METHODS A AND B |
| | 13-415.AB.1 CONTROLS |
| | 13-415.AB.1.1 AUTOMATIC LIGHTING CONTROLS. INTERIOR |
| | LIGHTING IN BUILDINGS LARGER THAN 5,000 SQUARE FEET |
| | (465 M2) SHALL BE CONTROLLED WITH AN AUTOMATIC CONTROL |
| | DEVICE TO SHUT OFF BUILDING LIGHTING IN ALL SPACES. |
| | THIS AUTOMATIC CONTROL DEVICE SHALL FUNCTION ON EITHER: |
| | 1. A SCHEDULED BASIS USING A TIME-OF-DAY OPERATED |
| | CONTROL DEVICE THAT TURNS LIGHTING OFF AT SPECIFIC |
| | PROGRAMMED TIMES???AN INDEPENDENT PROGRAM SCHEDULE |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR AREAS OF NO MORE THAN 25,000 |
| | SQUARE FEET (2323 M2) BUT NOT MORE THAN ONE FLOOR. |
| | 2. AN OCCUPANT SENSOR THAT SHALL TURN LIGHTING OFF |
| | WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF AN OCCUPANT LEAVING A SPACE. |
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| | 2} 13-415.AB.5 INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER, SCOPE. THE |
| | INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCE FOR A BUILDING OR A |
| | SEPARATELY METERED OR PERMITTED PORTION OF A BUILDING |
| | SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE SPACE-BY-SPACE METHOD |
| | DESCRIBED IN SECTION 13-415.B.1. TRADE-OFFS OF INTERIOR |
| | LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCE AMONG PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING |
| | FOR WHICH A DIFFERENT METHOD OF CALCULATION HAS BEEN |
| | USED ARE NOT PERMITTED. THE INSTALLED INTERIOR LIGHTING |
| | POWER IDENTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| | 13-415.AB.5.1 SHALL NOT EXCEED THE INTERIOR LIGHTING |
| | POWER ALLOWANCE DEVELOPED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION13-415.B.1*** SHOW COMPLIANCE ON THE PLAN. THIS |
| | CAN BE DEMONSTRATED ON THE PLANS INDICATING THE |
| | WATTAGES OF THE LUMINAIRES CHOSEN FOR THE PROJECT |
| | CONFORM TO THE DENSITY REQUIREMENTS. INDICATE WATTAGES |
| | ON THE FIXTURE SCHEDULE TO CORRELATE WITH THE ONES IN |
| | THE CALCULATIONS.408.4 CIRCUIT DIRECTORY OR CIRCUIT |
| | IDENTIFICATION |
| | EVERY CIRCUIT AND CIRCUIT MODIFICATION SHALL BE LEGIBLY |
| | IDENTIFIED AS TO ITS CLEAR, EVIDENT, AND SPECIFIC |
| | PURPOSE OR USE. THE IDENTIFICATION SHALL INCLUDE |
| | SUFFICIENT DETAIL TO ALLOW EACH CIRCUIT TO BE |
| | DISTINGUISHED FROM ALL OTHERS. |
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| | 3} 408.4 CIRCUIT DIRECTORY OR CIRCUIT IDENTIFICATION |
| | EVERY CIRCUIT AND CIRCUIT MODIFICATION SHALL BE LEGIBLY |
| | IDENTIFIED AS TO ITS CLEAR, EVIDENT, AND SPECIFIC |
| | PURPOSE OR USE. THE IDENTIFICATION SHALL INCLUDE |
| | SUFFICIENT DETAIL TO ALLOW EACH CIRCUIT TO BE |
| | DISTINGUISHED FROM ALL OTHERS. THE IDENTIFICATION SHALL |
| | BE INCLUDED IN A CIRCUIT DIRECTORY THAT IS LOCATED ON |
| | THE FACE OR INSIDE OF THE PANEL DOOR IN THE CASE OF A |
| | PANELBOARD, AND LOCATED AT EACH SWITCH ON A |
| | SWITCHBOARD. |
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| | 4} PER 700.12(F)(4)-THE BRANCH CIRCUIT FEEDING THE UNIT |
| | EQUIPMENT SHALL BE THE SAME BRANCH CIRCUIT AS THAT |
| | SERVING THE NORMAL LIGHTING IN THE AREA AND CONNECTED |
| | AHEAD OF ANY LOCAL SWITCHES. THE BRANCH CIRCUIT THAT |
| | FEEDS UNIT EQUIPMENT SHALL BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AT THE |
| | DISTRIBUTION PANEL.INDICATE SAME ON THE PLAN, LOCATE |
| | THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING. |
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| | BILL TROBAUGH |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | 561/805-6718 |
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