Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 15060957
Permit Number 15060957
Review Stop M
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2015-08-07 08:08:53PLAN
 REVIEW COMMENTS
  
 1ST REVIEW: FBC 2010
 ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO
 COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER
 (561) 805-6714
 [email protected]
  
 DENIED BY MECHANICAL
 PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW:
  
 1) FBC-R - M1401.3 SIZING. HEATING AND COOLING
 EQUIPMENT SHALL BE SIZED BASED ON BUILDING LOADS
 CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCA MANUAL J OR OTHER
 APPROVED HEATING AND COOLING CALCULATION METHODOLOGIES.
 PROVIDE TWO SETS EQUIPMENT SIZING CALCULATIONS FOR EACH
 OF THE FOUR UNITS.
  
 2) SUBMIT ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE FORM 405 FOR UNITS A,
 B AND C AS REQUIRED BY FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION SECTION
 405.4.
  
 3) FBC-R - M1305.1.3 APPLIANCES IN ATTICS.
 ATTICS CONTAINING APPLIANCES SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH AN
 OPENING AND A CLEAR AND UNOBSTRUCTED PASSAGEWAY LARGE
 ENOUGH TO ALLOW REMOVAL OF THE LARGEST APPLIANCE, BUT
 NOT LESS THAN 30 INCHES (762 MM) HIGH AND 22 INCHES
 (559 MM) WIDE AND NOT MORE THAN 6 FEET (1829 MM) LONG
 MEASURED ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF THE PASSAGEWAY FROM
 THE OPENING TO THE APPLIANCE. THE PASSAGEWAY SHALL HAVE
 CONTINUOUS SOLID FLOORING IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 5
 NOT LESS THAN 24 INCHES (610 MM) WIDE. A LEVEL SERVICE
 SPACE AT LEAST 30 INCHES (762 MM) DEEP AND 30 INCHES
 (762 MM) WIDE SHALL BE PRESENT ALONG ALL SIDES OF THE
 APPLIANCE WHERE ACCESS IS REQUIRED. THE CLEAR ACCESS
 OPENING DIMENSIONS SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 20 INCHES BY
 30 INCHES (508 MM BY 762 MM), AND LARGE ENOUGH TO ALLOW
 REMOVAL OF THE LARGEST APPLIANCE. M1305.1.3.1
 ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS.
 A LUMINAIRE CONTROLLED BY A SWITCH LOCATED AT THE
 REQUIRED PASSAGEWAY OPENING AND A RECEPTACLE OUTLET
 SHALL BE INSTALLED AT OR NEAR THE APPLIANCE LOCATION IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 34.
  
 4) FBC-R - M1305.1.3.2 AIR-HANDLING UNITS.
 AIR-HANDLING UNITS SHALL BE ALLOWED IN ATTICS IF THE
 FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET:
 1. THE SERVICE PANEL OF THE EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED WITHIN
 6 FEET (1829 MM) OF AN ATTIC ACCESS.
 2. A DEVICE IS INSTALLED TO ALERT THE OWNER OR SHUT THE
 UNIT DOWN WHEN THE CONDENSATION DRAIN IS NOT WORKING
 PROPERLY.
 3. THE ATTIC ACCESS OPENING IS OF SUFFICIENT SIZE TO
 REPLACE THE AIR HANDLER.
 4. A NOTICE IS POSTED ON THE ELECTRIC SERVICE PANEL
 INDICATING TO THE HOMEOWNER THAT THE AIR HANDLER IS
 LOCATED IN THE ATTIC. SAID NOTICE SHALL BE IN ALL
 CAPITALS, IN 16 POINT TYPE, WITH THE TITLE AND FIRST
 PARAGRAPH IN BOLD:
  
 NOTICE TO HOMEOWNER
  
 A PART OF YOUR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, THE AIR
 HANDLER, IS LOCATED IN THE ATTIC. FOR PROPER, EFFICIENT
 AND ECONOMIC OPERATION OF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM,
 YOU MUST ENSURE THAT REGULAR MAINTENANCE IS PERFORMED.
 YOUR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS EQUIPPED WITH ONE OR
 BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING:
  
 1)A DEVICE THAT WILL ALERT YOU WHEN THE CONDENSATION
 DRAIN IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY OR
  
 2) A DEVICE THAT WILL SHUT THE SYSTEM DOWN WHEN THE
 CONDENSATION DRAIN IS NOT WORKING.
  
 TO LIMIT POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO YOUR HOME, AND TO AVOID
 DISRUPTION OF SERVICE, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU
 ENSURE PROPER WORKING ORDER OF THESE DEVICES BEFORE
 EACH SEASON OF PEAK OPERATION.
  
 5) FBC-R - M 1602.4 PROVIDE BALANCED AIR RETURN AT
 BEDROOMS. THE RETURN TRANSFER DUCTS FOR BEDROOM #2 AND
 THE MASTER BEDROOM ARE UNDER SIZED FOR UNITS D AND C.
 BEDROOM #2 HAS A 6" DIA. SUPPLY WHICH REQUIRES AN 8"
 DIA. TRANSFER DUCT . THE MASTER BEDROOM SUITE HAS (2)
 4" DIA. AND (1) 7" DIA. SUPPLY DUCTS WHICH REQUIRES A
 12" DIA. TRANSFER DUCT.
  
  
  


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