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| 2016-01-26 19:02:54 | YOUR RESUBMITTAL ADDRESSING THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED |
| | DEFICIENCIES HAS ONCE AGAIN FAILED THE ELECTRICAL |
| | REVIEW AS INDICATED BELOW. NEW COMMENTS IF ANY PROMPTED |
| | BY ANOTHER REVIEW, MOST LIKELY DUE TO YOUR FAILURE TO |
| | SUBMIT A RESPONSE LETTER (NARRATIVE) ADDRESSING THE |
| | REQUIRED CORRECTIONS WILL BE NUMBERED IN CONTINUATION |
| | OF ANY PREVIOUS COMMENTS. THESE PLANS HAVE BEEN |
| | REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE EDITION OF THE NEC, |
| | (NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE) AND THE FBC, (FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE) AS WELL AS THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | AMENDMENTS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF SUBMITTAL. |
| | |
| | THE ELECTRICAL SHEET INDEX ON PAGE E0.1 INDICATES THAT |
| | CHANGES WERE ONLY MADE TO SHEETS E2.2 & E3.2. THE |
| | UNMENTIONED REVISION OF SHEET E2.1 PROMPTED ME TO |
| | CONDUCT A COMPLETE REVIEW OF THE PLANS TO CHECK FOR |
| | ADDITIONAL UNANNOUNCED CHANGES TO THE PLANS. BELOW ARE |
| | MY REMARKS TO YOUR RESPONSES ALONG WITH THE COMMENTS OF |
| | THIS REVIEW. |
| | |
| | 1. CORRECT ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS P & Q TO READ |
| | FBC-EC405.7.3.2 AND FBC-EC405.7.3.1 RESPECTIVELY. |
| | 2. CORRECT GENERAL NOTES COMMERCIAL LIGHTING REFERENCE |
| | TO READ FBC-EC405. |
| | 3. SEE THE REMARKS TO YOUR RESPONSES: |
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| | COMMENT 1: FIXTURE SCHEDULE OR LEGEND SHALL BE REVISED |
| | TO MATCH THE FLOOR PLANS MARKINGS. IT SHALL CLEARLY |
| | INDICATE THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING AS REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | THE LACK OF LUMINAIRE DATA MAKES IDENTIFICATION |
| | DIFFICULT, SO AS A NOTE ADHERE TO THE FBC-E C402.4.8 |
| | RECESSED LIGHTING. RECESSED LIGHTING INSTALLED IN THE |
| | BUILDING THERMAL ENVELOPE SHALL BE IC RATED AND BE |
| | SEALED TO LIMIT AIR LEAKAGE BETWEEN CONDITIONED & |
| | UNCONDITIONED SPACES. |
| | |
| | COMMENT 2: ALL LIGHTING SHALL COMPLY WITH THE ENERGY |
| | CONSERVATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FBC. |
| | |
| | TO COMPLY WITH THE ENERGY CODE YOU SHALL SUBMIT A LIGHT |
| | DENSITY ALLOWANCE CHART SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITHIN THE |
| | ALLOWABLE LIGHTING ENERGY. |
| | |
| | COMMENT 3: PROVIDE A LIGHTING PLAN FOR THE 2ND FLOOR |
| | AREA. INCLUDE THE STAIRWAY ILLUMINATION AND SWITCHING |
| | REQUIREMENTS. |
| | |
| | THE SECOND FLOOR IS MISSING THE REQUIRED EXIT LIGHTS TO |
| | INDICATE THE PATH OF EGRESS. THE SECOND FLOOR IS |
| | MISSING THE REQUIRED EMERGENCY LIGHTING. THE STAIRWAY |
| | HAS NO ILLUMINATION AS REQUIRED BY BOTH FBC & NEC. |
| | |
| | COMMENT 4: NEC 210.62 HAS SPECIFIC SHOW WINDOW LIGHTING |
| | REQUIREMENTS NOT ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH. |
| | YOU SHALL PROVIDE A SHOW WINDOW OUTLET FOR EVERY 12 |
| | LINEAR FOOT OR PORTION THEREFOF. NOT JUST A SELECTED |
| | SET OF WINDOWS. |
| | |
| | COMPLIED |
| | |
| | COMMENT 5: NEC 600.5 HAS SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR SIGN |
| | OUTLETS. IT CALLS FOR A DEDICATED SIGN OUTLET AT EVERY |
| | PEDESTRIAN ENTRY TO EVERY COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT. |
| | THAT DOES NOT MEAN JUST THE FRONT/MAIN DOOR. |
| | |
| | YOU ARE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED SIGN OUTLETS, BUT FLOOR |
| | OUTLETS WERE NEVER MENTIONED FOR SIGNAGE. |
| | |
| | COMMENT 6: PROVIDE A POWER PLAN FOR THE 2ND FLOOR AREA. |
| | |
| | NEC 210.52 HAS SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR OUTLET |
| | PLACEMENTS. CHECK THE OUTLETS IN THE KITCHEN COUNTER |
| | AND BEDROOM 204. YOU INDICATE THE UPSTAIRS AHU AS BEING |
| | INSIDE THE ATTIC NEC 110.33(B) REQUIRES THAT THERE BE A |
| | PERMANENT LADDER TO ACCESS THE UNIT. FURTHERMORE, YOU |
| | ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A SERVICE OUTLET AND PROPER |
| | LIGHTING. ALL RECEPTACLES IN THE SECOND FLOOR DWELLING |
| | SHALL BE TAMPER-RESISTANT AND BE AFCI PROTECTED AS |
| | INDICATED BY NEC 210.12 |
| | |
| | COMMENT 7: SHOW ON THE FLOOR PLAN THE ELECTRICAL |
| | OUTLETS OR POWER SOURCE FOR ALL THE WORK TABLES OR |
| | STATIONS. |
| | |
| | COMPLIED |
| | |
| | COMMENT 8: THE ADDITIONAL OUTLET WILL AFFECT THE |
| | ELECTRICAL LOAD CALCS AND MAYBE THE RISER DIAGRAM. |
| | CORRECT THOSE ACCORDINGLY. |
| | |
| | COMPLIED |
| | |
| | 4. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO |
| | BE AMPLE LIGHTING ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL PANELS. NEC |
| | 110.26(D) REQUIRES THAT THERE BE AMPLE LIGHTING. |
| | 5. THERE ARE STILL MISSING EXIT SIGNS TO INDICATE THE |
| | PATHS OF EGRESS. |
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| | |
| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, FOR A QUICKER RETURN ON YOUR |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER (NARRATIVE) ADDRESSING EACH ITEM AND THE PAGE |
| | NUMBER WHERE THE CORRECTIONS APPEAR ALONG WITH THE |
| | STANDARD CITY RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE |
| | INSERT CORRECTED PAGES INTO THE SUBMITTAL PACKAGE. MARK |
| | VOID AND LEAVE THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS FOR |
| | COMPARATIVE REVIEW. CLOUDING THE CHANGES WILL BE |
| | GREATLY APPRECIATED. |
| | IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE DON?T HESITATE TO |
| | CONTACT ME DIRECTLY. |
| | |
| | THANK YOU, |
| | MIKE ALBARRAN |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | PH: 561-805-6746 |
| | EMAIL: [email protected] |
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