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| 2014-07-30 09:02:20 | DATE: 7/21/2014 |
| | PROJECT: AMOWITZ REPAIR |
| | PERMIT#: 14070448 |
| | CODE: 2008 EDITION OF THE NEC |
| | 2010 EDITION OF THE FBC |
| | 2010 WPB AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC, CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION, 2012 FBC SUPPLEMENTS. |
| | |
| | 2ND ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | SEVERAL COMMENTS ARE DUPLICATED FROM PREVIOUS REVIEW. |
| | |
| | 1) PLANS AND NOTES ARE CONFLICTING. THE NOTES AND |
| | APPLICATION INDICATE COMPLETE REWIRING CONFORMING TO |
| | ALL CURRENT FBC AND NEC BUT THE FLOORPLAN LAYOUT DO NOT |
| | CONFORM TO CODE. RE-SUBMIT WITH THE ACTUAL LOCATIONS OF |
| | THE ELECTRICAL SERVICE THE MAIN DISCONNECTING MEANS, |
| | THE ELECTRICAL PANEL, AS WELL AS ALL SWITCHES AND |
| | OUTLETS AS REQUIRED BY NEC 210.52, SMOKE DETECTORS, A/C |
| | EQUIPMENT APPLIANCES, WASHER DRYER WATER HEATER, AND |
| | ANY AND ALL ELECTRICAL UTILITY DEVICES AND EQUIPMENT TO |
| | BE INSTALLED. FBC 107.2.1. SECOND SUBMITTAL STILL |
| | CONFUSING AND NOT CODE COMPLIANT AS STATED. |
| | |
| | 2) 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. NOTED ON THE PLAN NOTES BUT NOT |
| | INDICATED ON THE PLAN. |
| | |
| | 3) THE SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS SHALL BE INSTALLED |
| | AT A READILY ACCESSIBLE LOCATION EITHER OUTSIDE OF A |
| | BUILDING OR STRUCTURE OR INSIDE NEAREST THE POINT OF |
| | ENTRANCE OF THE SERVICE CONDUCTORS. NEC 230.70(A)(1) |
| | THIS IS WHY THE LOCATION OF THE MAIN DISCONNECTING |
| | MEANS IS REQUIRED TO BE INDICATED ON THE PLANS. SECOND |
| | SUBMITTAL STILL NOT INDICATED. THE RISER DIAGRAM |
| | APPEARS TO CONFLICT WITH THIS NOTE. THE PANEL SCHEDULE |
| | INDICATES THE PANEL IS EXISTING. IDENTIFY THE LOCATION |
| | OF THE EXISTING ELECTRICAL PANEL AND THE ELECTRICAL |
| | SERVICE ON THE FLOOR PLAN. |
| | |
| | 4) 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. |
| | |
| | 5) 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. |
| | |
| | 6) ALL NEW GENERAL PURPOSE OUTLETS MUST BE AFCI |
| | PROTECTED. NEC 210.12. NEW RECEPTACLES MUST BE TAMPER |
| | RESISTANT. NEC 406.11 NOTED ON PLANS. |
| | |
| | 7) PROVIDE A 20 AMPERE BRANCH CIRCUIT FOR THE |
| | BATHROOMS. NEC 210.11 (C) SECOND SUBMITTAL STILL DOES |
| | NOT INDICATE A BATHROOM OUTLET ON THE PLANS. |
| | |
| | 8) ADD RECEPTACLES SO THAT NO WALL SPACE IS MORE THAN 6 |
| | FEET FROM A RECEPTACLE AND ALL WALL SPACES MORE THAN 2 |
| | FEET IN WIDTH HAVE A RECEPTACLE. NEC 210.52 NOTED ON |
| | PLANS. |
| | |
| | 9) REMODELING OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE IS REQUIRED TO |
| | INCLUDE INTERCONNECTED SMOKE ALARMS BOTH WITHIN AND |
| | OUTSIDE EACH SLEEPING AREA. IF THE RESIDENCE HAS GAS |
| | APPLIANCES, AN ATTACHED GARAGE OR A FIRE PLACE A CARBON |
| | MONOXIDE DETECTOR IS REQUIRED WITHIN TEN FEET OF EACH |
| | ROOM USED FOR SLEEPING. 2010 FBC R314, 315 SECOND |
| | SUBMITTAL STILL DOES NOT INDICATE INTER-CONNECTED |
| | SMOKE/CO DETECTORS ON THE PLANS. |
| | |
| | 10) OUTLET BOXES OR OUTLET BOX SYSTEMS USED AS THE SOLE |
| | SUPPORT OF A CEILING-SUSPENDED (PADDLE) FAN SHALL BE |
| | LISTED, SHALL BE MARKED BY THEIR MANUFACTURER AS |
| | SUITABLE FOR THIS PURPOSE, AND SHALL NOT SUPPORT |
| | CEILING-SUSPENDED (PADDLE) FANS THAT WEIGH MORE THAN 32 |
| | KG (70 LB). FOR OUTLET BOXES OR OUTLET BOX SYSTEMS |
| | DESIGNED TO SUPPORT CEILING-SUSPENDED (PADDLE) FANS |
| | THAT WEIGH MORE THAN 16 KG (35 LB), THE REQUIRED |
| | MARKING SHALL INCLUDE THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT TO BE |
| | SUPPORTED. NEC 314(D) BOXES AT CEILING-SUSPENDED |
| | (PADDLE) FAN OUTLETS. NOTED ON PLANS. |
| | |
| | 11) EACH DISCONNECTING MEANS SHALL BE LEGIBLY MARKED TO |
| | INDICATE ITS PURPOSE UNLESS LOCATED AND ARRANGED SO THE |
| | PURPOSE IS EVIDENT. THE MARKING SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT |
| | DURABILITY TO WITHSTAND THE ENVIRONMENT INVOLVED. NEC |
| | 110.22 (A) INDICATE THE LOCATIONS AND DISCONNECTING |
| | MEANS FOR MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT. A/C CU'S AND A/C AHU'S |
| | |
| | 12) 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) |
| | |
| | 13) 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) |
| | |
| | 14)THE PROVISIONS OF PART II ARE INTENDED TO REQUIRE |
| | DISCONNECTING MEANS CAPABLE OF DISCONNECTING |
| | AIR-CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATING EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING |
| | MOTOR-COMPRESSORS AND CONTROLLERS FROM THE CIRCUIT |
| | CONDUCTORS. NEC 440.11 |
| | |
| | 15) 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 |
| | |
| | 16) ONE 125VOLT, SINGLE-PHASE, 15 OR 20AMP GFI |
| | RECEPTACLE OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED AT AN ACCESSIBLE |
| | LOCATION FOR THE SERVICING OF HEATING, |
| | AIR-CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT. THE |
| | RECEPTACLE SHALL BE LOCATED ON THE SAME LEVEL AND |
| | WITHIN 25FT OF THE HEATING, AIR-CONDITIONING, AND |
| | REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT. THE RECEPTACLE OUTLET SHALL |
| | NOT BE CONNECTED TO THE LOAD SIDE OF THE EQUIPMENT |
| | DISCONNECTING MEANS. NEC 210.63 SEE 210.8(A)(3), |
| | ALL 15 AND 20AMP, 125V AND 250V RECEPTACLES INSTALLED |
| | IN IN A WET LOCATION SHALL HAVE AN ENCLOSURE THAT IS |
| | WEATHERPROOF WHETHER OR NOT THE ATTACHMENT PLUG CAP IS |
| | INSERTED. ALL 15- AND 20-AMPERE, 125- AND 250-VOLT |
| | NON-LOCKING RECEPTACLES SHALL BE LISTED |
| | WEATHER-RESISTANT TYPE. NEC 406.8(B)(1) |
| | |
| | 17) NEW OCCUPIABLE BALCONIES AND PORCHES OVER 20 SQ FT |
| | MUST NOW HAVE A RECEPTACLE OUTLET (GFCI PROTECTED) NEC |
| | (210.52(E)(3). |
| | |
| | 18) UTILITY ROOM OUTLET SHOWN ON PLANS IS REQUIRED O BE |
| | GFCI PROTECTED. 210.8(C)(2) |
| | |
| | 19) LAUNDRY BRANCH CIRCUITS IN ADDITION TO THE NUMBER |
| | OF BRANCH CIRCUITS REQUIRED BY OTHER PARTS OF THIS |
| | SECTION, AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL 20-AMPERE BRANCH |
| | CIRCUIT SHALL BE PROVIDED TO SUPPLY THE LAUNDRY |
| | RECEPTACLE OUTLET(S) REQUIRED BY 210.52(F). THIS |
| | CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE NO OTHER OUTLETS. |
| | |
| | 20) FOR A ONE FAMILY DWELLING AND EACH UNIT OF A |
| | TWO-FAMILY DWELLING THAT IS AT GRADE LEVEL, AT LEAST |
| | ONE RECEPTACLE OUTLET ACCESSIBLE WHILE STANDING AT |
| | GRADE LEVEL AND LOCATED NOT MORE THAN 6.5' FT ABOVE |
| | GRADE SHALL BE INSTALLED AT THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE |
| | DWELLING. NEC 210.52(E)(3) |
| | |
| | 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 READ AND AND COMPLY |
| | WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE 2008 EDITION OF THE NATIONAL |
| | ELECTRICAL CODE, AND 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 RESUMEITTING, 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_RESUBM |
| | ITTAL_FORM_04132010.PDF |
| | |
| | ADDITIONALLY, INSERT CORRECTED PAGES INTO SUBMITTAL AND |
| | LEAVE THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS. |
| | |
| | DAVID HAYES, ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER, PX3421, |
| | 561-805-6717 OR [email protected] |
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