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| 2014-09-17 08:21:46 | DATE: 9/17/2014 |
| | PROJECT: |
| | PERMIT#: |
| | CODE: 2008 EDITION OF THE NEC |
| | 2010 EDITION OF THE FBC |
| | 2010 WPB AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC, CHAPTER 1, |
| | ADMINISTRATION, 2012 FBC SUPPLEMENTS. |
| | |
| | 1ST ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW |
| | ACTION: DENIED |
| | |
| | AS CLEARLY INDICATED IN THE PREVIOUS REVIEWS, THE CITY |
| | RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE STRUCTURE SHOWN ON THE |
| | DRAWINGS IS A DETACHED GARAGE. NO RECORDS COULD BE |
| | LOCATED TO INDICATE THE BATHROOM, KITCHEN, OR TANKLESS |
| | GAS WATER HEATER WERE ADDED TO THE GARAGE WITH THE |
| | REQUIRED PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS. SEE BUILDING, |
| | PLUMBING AND ZONING COMMENTS. |
| | PROVIDED IT IS ALLOWED BY BUILDING, PLUMBING AND ZONING |
| | AND IN ORDER TO MAKE THE CONVERSION MEET CURRENT |
| | ELECTRUCAL CODE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS WOULD NEED TO BE |
| | ADDRESSED: |
| | |
| | 1) SUFFICIENT CLEAR ACCESS AND DEDICATED WORKING SPACE |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED AND MAINTAINED ABOUT ALL ELECTRICAL |
| | EQUIPMENT TO ALLOW READY AND SAFE OPERATION AND |
| | MAINTENANCE OF SUCH EQUIPMENT. NEC 110.26 THE KITCHEN |
| | COUTER TOP, REFRIDGERATOR, DRYER, AND TANKLESS WATER |
| | HEATER APPEAR TO BE ENCHROCHING ON THE REQUIRED WORKING |
| | CLEARANCES DESCRIBED IN THE NEC 110.26. |
| | |
| | 2) BRANCH CIRCUITS FOR LIGHTING AND FOR APPLIANCES, |
| | INCLUDING MOTOR-OPERATED APPLIANCES, SHALL BE PROVIDED |
| | TO SUPPLY THE LOADS CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | 220.10. IN ADDITION, BRANCH CIRCUITS SHALL BE PROVIDED |
| | FOR SPECIFIC LOADS NOT COVERED BY 220.10 WHERE REQUIRED |
| | ELSEWHERE IN THIS CODE AND FOR DWELLING UNIT LOADS AS |
| | SPECIFIED IN THE NEC 210.11(C). |
| | (A) NUMBER OF BRANCH CIRCUITS. THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF |
| | BRANCH CIRCUITS SHALL BE DETERMINED FROM THE TOTAL |
| | CALCULATED LOAD AND THE SIZE OR RATING OF THE CIRCUITS |
| | USED. IN ALL INSTALLATIONS, THE NUMBER OF CIRCUITS |
| | SHALL BE SUFFICIENT TO SUPPLY THE LOAD SERVED. IN NO |
| | CASE SHALL THE LOAD ON ANY CIRCUIT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM |
| | SPECIFIED BY 220.18. |
| | (B) LOAD EVENLY PROPORTIONED AMONG BRANCH CIRCUITS. |
| | WHERE THE LOAD IS CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF |
| | VOLT-AMPERES PER SQUARE METER OR PER SQUARE FOOT, THE |
| | WIRING SYSTEM UP TO AND INCLUDING THE BRANCH-CIRCUIT |
| | PANELBOARD(S) SHALL BE PROVIDED TO SERVE NOT LESS THAN |
| | THE CALCULATED LOAD. THIS LOAD SHALL BE EVENLY |
| | PROPORTIONED AMONG MULTIOUTLET BRANCH CIRCUITS WITHIN |
| | THE PANELBOARD(S). BRANCH-CIRCUIT OVERCURRENT DEVICES |
| | AND CIRCUITS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO BE INSTALLED ONLY TO |
| | SERVE THE CONNECTED LOAD. |
| | (C) SMALL-APPLIANCE BRANCH CIRCUITS. IN ADDITION TO THE |
| | NUMBER OF BRANCH CIRCUITS REQUIRED BY OTHER PARTS OF |
| | THIS SECTION, TWO OR MORE 20-AMPERE SMALL-APPLIANCE |
| | BRANCH CIRCUITS SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR ALL RECEPTACLE |
| | OUTLETS SPECIFIED BY 210.52(B). |
| | (D) 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. |
| | (E) BATHROOM BRANCH CIRCUITS. IN ADDITION TO THE NUMBER |
| | OF BRANCH CIRCUITS REQUIRED BY OTHER PARTS OF THIS |
| | SECTION, AT LEAST ONE 20-AMPERE BRANCH CIRCUIT SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED TO SUPPLY BATHROOM RECEPTACLE OUTLET(S). SUCH |
| | CIRCUITS SHALL HAVE NO OTHER OUTLETS. |
| | |
| | 3) WHEN ALTERATIONS, REPAIRS, OR ADDITIONS REQUIRING A |
| | PERMIT OCCUR, OR WHEN ONE OR MORE SLEEPING ROOMS ARE |
| | ADDED OR CREATED IN EXISTING DWELLINGS, THE INDIVIDUAL |
| | DWELLING UNIT SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH SMOKE ALARMS |
| | LOCATED AS REQUIRED FOR NEW DWELLINGS. FBC-RESIDENTIAL |
| | 314 AND 315. |
| | |
| | 4) VERIFY THE WATER HEATER HAS THE REQUIRED ELECTRIC |
| | DISCONNECT. NEC 422.31 |
| | |
| | 5) 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) |
| | INDICATE THE LOCATION OF THE ELECTRICAL SERVICE AND THE |
| | FEED TO THE PANEL IN THE GARAGE. |
| | |
| | 6) PROVIDE A RISER DIAGRAM SHOWING FEEDER DETAILS. |
| | INCLUDE THE AREA IN SQUARE FEET OF THE BUILDING, THE |
| | TOTAL CALCULATED LOAD BEFORE APPLYING DEMAND FACTORS, |
| | THE DEMAND FACTORS USED, THE CALCULATED LOAD AFTER |
| | APPLYING DEMAND FACTORS, AND THE SIZE AND TYPE OF |
| | CONDUCTORS TO BE USED. NEC 215.5 |
| | |
| | 7) PROVIDE A COMPLETE LOAD CALCULATION. PROVIDE A PANEL |
| | SCHEDULE SHOWING ALL LOADS BALANCED. INDICATE THE |
| | PROPOSED WIRING METHOD, WIRE SIZE WITH OVER CURRENT |
| | PROTECTION FOR ALL CIRCUITS. NEC 220.12, 220.14, 230.31 |
| | |
| | 8) ALL NEW GENERAL PURPOSE OUTLETS MUST BE AFCI |
| | PROTECTED. NEC 210.12 NEW RECEPTACLES MUST BE TAMPER |
| | RESISTANT. NEC 406.11 |
| | |
| | 9) THE CONNECTION OF A GROUNDING ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR AT |
| | EACH BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WHERE SUPPLIED BY A |
| | FEEDER(S) OR BRANCH CIRCUIT(S), SHALL BE MADE AS |
| | SPECIFIED IN THE 2008 EDITION OF THE NEC ARTICLE |
| | 250.68(A) AND (B). |
| | |
| | 10) ALL 125V SINGLE PHASE, 15 AND 20AMP RECEPTACLES |
| | INSTALLED IN THE LOCATIONS SPECIFIED IN (1) THROUGH (8) |
| | SHALL HAVE GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER PROTECTION |
| | FOR PERSONNEL. NEC 210.8. ALL OUTLETS IN THE KITCHEN |
| | SHALL BE GFCI PROTECTED. |
| | |
| | 11) ARC-FAULT PROTECTION IS NOW REQUIRED IN RESIDENTIAL |
| | OCCUPANCIES ON ALL 15 AND 20 AMP BRANCH CIRCUITS THAT |
| | ARE NOT ALREADY REQUIRED TO BE PROTECTED BY GROUND |
| | FAULT INTERRUPTERS CIRCUITS (GFCI) OR OVER 120 VOLTS |
| | 210.12(B) |
| | |
| | 12) MULTI-WIRE BRANCH CIRCUITS THAT SHARE A COMMON |
| | GROUND CONDUCTOR (NEUTRAL) MUST SHARE A COMMON |
| | DISCONNECT OR THE NEUTRALS MUST BE DISCONNECTED AT THE |
| | SAME TIME 210.4(B). |
| | |
| | 13) OCCUPIABLE BALCONIES AND PORCHES OVER 20 SQ FT MUST |
| | NOW HAVE A RECEPTACLE OUTLET (GFCI PROTECTED) |
| | (210.52(E)(3). |
| | |
| | 14) RECEPTACLES SHALL BE INSTALLED SUCH THAT NO POINT |
| | MEASURED HORIZONTALLY ALONG THE FLOOR LINE IN ANY WALL |
| | SPACE IS MORE THAN 6 FEET FROM A RECEPTACLE OUTLET. NEC |
| | 210.52(A)(1) |
| | |
| | 15) ANY SPACE 2 FEET OR MORE IN WIDTH (INCLUDING SPACE |
| | MEASURED AROUND CORNERS) AND UNBROKEN ALONG THE FLOOR |
| | LINE BY DOORS, FIREPLACES, AND SIMILAR OPENINGS. NEC |
| | 210.52(A)(2)(1) |
| | |
| | 16) SMALL-APPLIANCE BRANCH CIRCUITS IN ADDITION TO THE |
| | NUMBER OF BRANCH CIRCUITS REQUIRED BY OTHER PARTS OF |
| | THIS SECTION, TWO OR MORE 20-AMPERE SMALL-APPLIANCE |
| | BRANCH CIRCUITS SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR ALL RECEPTACLE |
| | OUTLETS SPECIFIED BY NEC 210.52(B). |
| | |
| | 17) THE VALUE OF THE PROJECT ISNT REALISTIC AND WILL BE |
| | REVISED TO INCLUDE THE OVERALL SCOPE OF WORK. FBC WPB |
| | AMENDMENTS. SECTION 109.3 |
| | |
| | 18) 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 2.0 M (61.2 FT) |
| | ABOVE GRADE SHALL BE INSTALLED AT THE FRONT AND BACK OF |
| | THE DWELLING. NEC 210.52(E)(3) |
| | |
| | 19) PROVIDE MANUFACTURER PRODUCT ELECTRICAL |
| | SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE WALL MOUNTED A/C UNIT. INDICATE |
| | A COMPATABLE ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE OUTLET FOR SAME. |
| | |
| | 20) ALL INFORMATION, DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS AND |
| | ACCOMPANYING DATA SHALL BEAR THE NAME AND SIGNATURE OF |
| | THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN. WPB AMENDMENTS |
| | TO FBC 107.2.1 |
| | |
| | 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, PLEASE INSERT CORRECTED PAGES INTO |
| | SUBMITTAL PACKAGE AND LEAVE THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED |
| | SHEETS FOR COMPARATIVE REVIEW. |
| | |
| | DAVID HAYES, ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER, PX3421, |
| | 561-805-6717 OR [email protected] |
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