Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 15091225
Permit Number 15091225
Review Stop M
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2015-12-31 15:22:122ND REVIEW: FBC 2014 MECHANICAL
 PERMIT #15091225
 12/31/15
  
 1) ENERGY CALCULATION FORM 506-2014 HAS BEEN SUBMITTED,
 HOWEVER IT APPEARS THAT THE EFFICIENCY RATING CRITERA
 USED FOR THE HEAT PUMPS DOES NOT MATCH THE CRITERIA
 SPECIFIED IN TABLE C403.2.3(11) FBC-14 ENERGY
 CONSERVATION.PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT THE DOCUMENT.
 2) AC COOLING AND HEATING LOAD CALCULATIONS HAVE BEEN
 SUBMITTED, HOWEVER IT APPEARS THAT THE SYSTEM
 SELECTIONS ON THE PLANS ARE SOMEWHAT OVERSIZED IN
 CAPACITY WHEN COMPARED WITH THE CALCULATIONS. MOST
 NOTABLE ARE HP-2 AND HP-7 EACH HAVING A CALCULATED
 COOLING CAPACITY OF 18.7 TONS, BUT A SYSTEM SELECTION
 AT 24 TONS (SEE SCHEDULE ON M-401, MODULE 1 & 2 DAIKIN
 RXYQ144-12 TONS EACH). REFER TO SECTION C403.2.2 AND
 INDICATE COMPLIANCE. PLEASE NOTE THAT HP-8 MODULE 1
 DAIKIN RXYQ120 APPEARS TO BE MISLABELED AT 16 TONS IN
 THE SCHEDULE.
 3) IN REFERENCE TO THE ARCHITECT'S RESPONSES TO 1ST
 REVIEW COMMENTS #2, 3, 4, 5, & 6, PLEASE REVIEW THE
 FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS FOR DEFERRED SUBMITTALS.
 DEFERRED SUBMITTALS:
 A) DEFERRED SUBMITTAL: 107.3.4.2 DEFERRED SUBMITTALS.
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, DEFERRED SUBMITTALS
 ARE DEFINED AS THOSE PORTIONS OF THE DESIGN THAT ARE
 NOT SUBMITTED AT THE TIME OF THE
 APPLICATION AND THAT ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE
 BUILDING OFFICIAL WITHIN A SPECIFIED PERIOD. DEFERRAL
 OF ANY SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL HAVE THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF
 THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. THE REGISTERED DESIGN
 PROFESSIONAL IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE SHALL LIST THE
 DEFERRED SUBMITTALS ON THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR
 REVIEW BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.
 DOCUMENTS FOR DEFERRED SUBMITTAL ITEMS SHALL BE
 SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN
 RESPONSIBLE CHARGE WHO SHALL REVIEW THEM AND FORWARD
 THEM TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WITH A NOTATION
 INDICATING THAT THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE
 BEEN REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE IN GENERAL CONFORMANCE TO
 THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING. THE DEFERRED SUBMITTAL
 ITEMS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED UNTIL THE DEFERRED
 SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BUILDING
 OFFICIAL.
 B) DEFERRED SUBMITTAL. 2010 FBC 107.3.4.1 PRODUCT
 APPROVALS. THOSE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE REGULATED BY THE
 DCA RULE 9N-03 SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN
 WRITING BY THE DESIGNER OF RECORD PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL
 FOR JURISDICTIONAL APPROVAL.
 4) THE ARCHITECT'S RESPONSE TO COMMENT #5 INDICATES THE
 CONDENSING UNITS WILL BE "POSTED UP ABOVE THE ROOF ON
 DUNNAGE GREATER THAN 8" WHICH IS ACCEPTABLE". PLEASE
 SEE TABLE 1522.3 FBC-14 BUILDING WHICH DETERMINES ROOF
 MOUNTED EQUIPMENT HEIGHTS REQUIREMENTS. THE WIDTH OF
 THE DAIKIN UNITS WILL DETERMINE THEIR INDIVIDUAL LEG
 MOUNTING HEIGHTS WHICH SHALL BE BETWEEN 14- 48 INCHES
 ABOVE THE FINISHED ROOF PER THE TABLE.
 5) IN LIEU OF A SEPARATE PERMIT FOR THE KITCHEN EXHAUST
 (AS INDICATED IN THE ARCHITECT'S RESPONSE TO 1ST REVIEW
 COMMENT #5), PLEASE SUBMIT MANUFACTURER'S
 SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE HOOD SYSTEM, INDICATE HOW
 MAKE-UP AIR WILL BE PROVIDED, AND PROVIDE A
 CALCULATION.
 6) COMMENT #3 FROM THE 1ST REVIEW WILL STAND PENDING
 ACCEPTANCE BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL OF AN ALTERNATIVE
 METHOD FOR ACCESS AND SERVICE PANEL INSTALLATIONS FOR
 THE VRV UNITS ABOVE THE CEILINGS. UPON ACCEPTANCE THE
 PLANS SHALL BE REVISED TO SHOW THE LOCATIONS AND
 DIMENSIONS OF THE ALTERNATE ACCESS PANELS.
 7) PLEASE NOTE THAT THE REQUESTED AC LOAD CALCULATIONS
 AND PRELIMINARY COMMISSIONING REPORT WERE NOT UPLOADED
 INTO PROJECT DOCS AT THE TIME OF THIS REVIEW, HOWEVER
 THEY WERE EMAILED TO MY COMPUTER AFTER I CALLED THE
 ARCHITECT'S OFFICE. THE DOCUMENTS MUST BE UPLOADED FOR
 FINAL MECHANICAL APPROVAL OF THE PLANS.
  
 CHRISTOPHER L. COLE
 MECHANICAL PLANS EXAMINER
 561-805-6719
 [email protected]
  


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