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| 2014-11-13 10:50:37 | DATE:11/13/14 |
| | PROJECT: 3721 EASTVIEW |
| | PERMIT#: 14061326 |
| | CODE: 2008 EDITION OF THE NEC |
| | 2010 EDITION OF THE FBC |
| | 2010 WPB AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC, CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION, 2012 FBC SUPPLEMENTS. |
| | |
| | 3RD ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | 1) PLANS AND NOTES ARE CONFLICTING. THE NOTES AND |
| | APPLICATION INDICATE ELECTRICAL SCOPE CONFORMING TO ALL |
| | CURRENT FBC AND NEC BUT THE EDITIONS OF THE CODES NOTED |
| | ARE NOT ACCURATE. THE PLANS WILL BE REVIEWED UNDER THE |
| | 2010 FBC AND THE 2008 NEC. THE SCOPE OF WORK ON THE |
| | APLICATION AND THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT APPEARS TO BE |
| | PROPOSED ON THE PLANS SUBMITTED ARE CONFLICTING. THE |
| | APPLICATION STATES THAT ONLY REPAIRS ARE TO BE |
| | PERFORMED INVOLVING 3 SHEETS OF DRYWALL ALONG WITH SOME |
| | TILE AND PAINT. THE PLANS INDICATE A NEW ELECTRICAL |
| | PANEL, NEW A/C, SEVERAL NEW OUTLETS, CEILING FANS, AND |
| | LIGHTS. PLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMENTS REGARDING THE PALNS |
| | SUBMITTED. |
| | |
| | 2) A RECEPTACLE OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED AT EACH WALL |
| | COUNTERTOP SPACE THAT IS 300 MM (12 IN.) OR WIDER. |
| | RECEPTACLE OUTLETS SHALL BE INSTALLED SO THAT NO POINT |
| | ALONG THE WALL LINE IS MORE THAN 600 MM (24 IN.) |
| | MEASURED HORIZONTALLY FROM A RECEPTACLE OUTLET IN THAT |
| | SPACE. NEC 210.52(C)(1) |
| | |
| | 3) PROVIDE AN ELECTRICAL RISER DIAGRAM INDICATING SIZE, |
| | TYPE AND LOCATION OF THE SERVICE ENTRANCE, |
| | DICONNECT(S), FEEDERS, GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM, |
| | MAIN(S), AND PANEL(S). |
| | |
| | 4) AN INTER-SYSTEM BONDING TERMINATION FOR CONNECTING |
| | INTER-SYSTEM BONDING AND GROUNDING CONDUCTORS REQUIRED |
| | FOR OTHER SYSTEMS SHALL BE PROVIDED EXTERNAL TO |
| | ENCLOSURES AT THE SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND AT THE |
| | DISCONNECTING MEANS FOR ANY ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS OR |
| | STRUCTURES. NEC 250.94. |
| | |
| | 5) VERIFY THE ELECTRICAL SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS |
| | HAS A FAULT CURRENT RATING THAT IS SUFFICIENT AT |
| | NOMINAL CIRCUIT VOLTAGE FOR THE CURRENT THAT MUST BE |
| | INTERRUPTED. NEC 110.9 A FAULT CURRENT CALCULATION IS |
| | REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | 6) THE CALCULATED LOAD OF A FEEDER OR SERVICE SHALL NOT |
| | BE LESS THAN THE SUM OF THE LOADS ON THE BRANCH |
| | CIRCUITS SUPPLIED. NEC 220.40. PROVIDE A LOAD |
| | CALCULATION IN COMPLIANCE WITH NEC ARTICLE 220 ACTUAL |
| | LOAD CALCULATION REQUIRED BASED ON THE NEC ARTICLE 220. |
| | 220.1 SCOPE. THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES REQUIREMENTS FOR |
| | CALCULATING BRANCH-CIRCUIT, FEEDER, AND SERVICE LOADS. |
| | PART I PROVIDES FOR GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR |
| | CALCULATION METHODS. PART II PROVIDES CALCULATION |
| | METHODS FOR BRANCH-CIRCUIT LOADS. PARTS III AND IV |
| | PROVIDE CALCULATION METHODS FOR FEEDERS AND SERVICES. |
| | FABRICATING A TOTAL CONNECTED ELECTRICAL DEMAND BASED |
| | ON A PARTIAL PANEL SCHEDULE IS NOT AN APPROVED METHOD. |
| | ADDITIONALLY INCLUDE A LOAD FOR THE REAR BUILDING. |
| | |
| | 7) FOR DWELLING UNITS, ATTACHED GARAGES, AND DETACHED |
| | GARAGES WITH ELECTRIC POWER, AT LEAST ONE WALL SWITCH? |
| | CONTROLLED LIGHTING OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED TO |
| | PROVIDE ILLUMINATION ON THE EXTERIOR SIDE OF OUTDOOR |
| | ENTRANCES OR EXIT SWITH GRADE LEVEL ACCESS. A VEHICLE |
| | DOOR IN A GARAGE SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS AN OUTDOOR |
| | ENTRANCE OR EXIT.. NEC 210.70(A)(2) INDICATE ALL |
| | REQUIRED SWITCHES AND LIGHTS REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | 8) ALL NEW GENERAL PURPOSE OUTLETS MUST BE TAMPER |
| | RESISTANT AND AFCI PROTECTED. NEC 210.12, 406.11(C)(2) |
| | |
| | 9) FOR ATTICS, UNDERFLOOR SPACES, UTILITY ROOMS, AND |
| | BASEMENTS, AT LEAST ONE LIGHTING OUTLET CONTAINING A |
| | SWITCH OR CONTROLLED BY A WALL SWITCH SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED WHERE THESE SPACES ARE USED FOR STORAGE OR |
| | CONTAIN EQUIPMENT REQUIRING SERVICING. AT LEAST ONE |
| | POINT OF CONTROL SHALL BE AT THE USUAL POINT OF ENTRY |
| | TO THESE SPACES. THE LIGHTING OUTLET SHALL BE PROVIDED |
| | AT OR NEAR THE EQUIPMENT REQUIRING SERVICING. NEC |
| | 210.70(3) |
| | |
| | 10) PERMANENT LADDERS OR STAIRWAYS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO |
| | GIVE SAFE ACCESS TO THE WORKING SPACE AROUND ELECTRICAL |
| | EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON PLATFORMS, BALCONIES, OR |
| | MEZZANINE FLOORS OR IN ATTIC OR ROOF ROOMS OR SPACES. |
| | NEC 110.33(B) |
| | |
| | 11) DISCONNECTING MEANS SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN SIGHT |
| | FROM AND READILY ACCESSIBLE FROM THE AIR-CONDITIONING |
| | OR REFRIGERATING EQUIPMENT. THE DISCONNECTING MEANS |
| | SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE INSTALLED ON OR WITHIN THE |
| | AIR-CONDITIONING OR REFRIGERATING EQUIPMENT. NEC 440.14 |
| | |
| | 12) INDICATE ALL CIRCUIT NUMBERS ON THE FLOOR PLAN |
| | CORRESPONDING TO THE REQUIRED CIRCUIT IN THE PANEL |
| | SCHEDULE. |
| | |
| | THE ABOVE LISTED NOTES ONLY NAME A FEW. IF THE INTENT |
| | OF THIS PERMIT APPLICATION AND ASSOCIATED CONSTRUCTION |
| | DOCUMENTS IS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ALL |
| | CURRENT CODES AND ORDINANCES PLEASE REVISE PLANS TO |
| | COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE 2008 EDITION OF THE |
| | NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, THE 2010 EDITION OF THE |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AS WELL AS THE WEST PALM BEACH |
| | AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER ONE OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE. |
| | |
| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL FORM, SEE LINK: |
| | HTTP://WPB.ORG/DEVELOPMENT/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/SITES/33/ |
| | 2013/09/APPLICATION_RESUBMITTAL_FORM_04132010.PDF |
| | |
| | ADDITIONALLY, INSERT CORRECTED PAGES INTO SUBMITTAL AND |
| | LEAVE THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS. |
| | FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. |
| | I CAN BE REACHED AT 561-805-6717 OR [email protected] |
| | |
| | DAVID HAYES, ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER, PX3421, |
| | 561-805-6717 OR [email protected] |
