Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 15091225
Permit Number 15091225
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Sequence Number 4
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Date Text
2016-02-18 11:18:26MECHANICAL PROVISOS:
 PERMIT #15091225
 2/18/16
  
 1 ) C408.2 FBC-14 ENERGY CONSERVATION: MECHANICAL
 SYSTEMS COMMISSIONING AND COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS.
 PRIOR TO PASSING THE FINAL MECHANICAL INSPECTION, THE
 REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL SHALL PROVIDE EVIDENCE
 OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS COMMISSIONING AND COMPLETION IN
 ACCORDANCE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT NOTES SHALL CLEARLY INDICATE
 PROVISIONS FOR COMMISSIONING AND COMPLETION
 REQUIREMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION AND ARE
 PERMITTED TO REFER TO SPECIFICATIONS FOR FURTHER
 REQUIREMENTS. COPIES OF ALL DOCUMENTATION SHALL BE
 GIVEN TO THE OWNER AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE CODE
 OFFICIAL UPON REQUEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS
 C408.2.4 AND C408.2.5.
 A) C408.2.1 COMMISSIONING PLAN.
 A COMMISSIONING PLAN SHALL BE DEVELOPED BY A REGISTERED
 DESIGN PROFESSIONAL OR APPROVED AGENCY AND SHALL
 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
 1. A NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WILL
 BE ACCOMPLISHED DURING EACH PHASE OF COMMISSIONING,
 INCLUDING THE PERSONNEL INTENDED TO ACCOMPLISH EACH OF
 THE ACTIVITIES.
 2. A LISTING OF THE SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCES OR
 SYSTEMS TO BE TESTED AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE TESTS TO
 BE PERFORMED.
 3. FUNCTIONS TO BE TESTED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO CALIBRATIONS AND ECONOMIZER CONTROLS.
 4. CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE TEST WILL BE PERFORMED.
 AT A MINIMUM, TESTING SHALL AFFIRM WINTER AND SUMMER
 DESIGN CONDITIONS AND FULL OUTSIDE AIR CONDITIONS.
 5. MEASURABLE CRITERIA FOR PERFORMANCE.
  
 B) C408.2.2 AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM TESTING, ADJUSTING
 AND BALANCING.
 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL REQUIRE THAT A WRITTEN
 BALANCE REPORT BE PROVIDED TO THE OWNER OR THE
 DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BUILDING OWNER FOR
 HVAC SYSTEMS SERVING ZONES WITH A TOTAL CONDITIONED
 AREA EXCEEDING 5000 SQUARE FEET (465 M2). AIR
 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS SHALL BE TESTED, ADJUSTED, AND
 BALANCED BY A LICENSED ENGINEER OR A COMPANY OR
 INDIVIDUAL HOLDING A CURRENT CERTIFICATION FROM A
 RECOGNIZED TESTING AND BALANCING AGENCY ORGANIZATION IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ENGINEERING
 STANDARDS.
  
 C) C408.2.4 PRELIMINARY COMMISSIONING REPORT.
 A PRELIMINARY REPORT OF COMMISSIONING TEST PROCEDURES
 AND RESULTS SHALL BE COMPLETED AND CERTIFIED BY THE
 REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL OR APPROVED AGENCY AND
 PROVIDED TO THE BUILDING OWNER. THE REPORT SHALL BE
 IDENTIFIED AS ?PRELIMINARY COMMISSIONING REPORT? AND
 SHALL IDENTIFY:
 1. ITEMIZATION OF DEFICIENCIES FOUND DURING TESTING
 REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION THAT HAVE NOT BEEN CORRECTED
 AT THE TIME OF REPORT PREPARATION.
 2. DEFERRED TESTS THAT CANNOT BE PERFORMED AT THE TIME
 OF REPORT PREPARATION BECAUSE OF CLIMATIC CONDITIONS.
 3. CLIMATIC CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR PERFORMANCE OF THE
 DEFERRED TESTS.
  
 D) C408.2.4.1 ACCEPTANCE OF REPORT.
 BUILDINGS, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, SHALL NOT PASS THE
 FINAL MECHANICAL INSPECTION UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE CODE
 OFFICIAL HAS RECEIVED A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL FROM THE
 BUILDING OWNER ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE BUILDING OWNER
 HAS RECEIVED THE PRELIMINARY COMMISSIONING REPORT.
  
 E) C408.2.4.2 COPY OF REPORT.
 THE CODE OFFICIAL SHALL BE PERMITTED TO REQUIRE THAT A
 COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY COMMISSIONING REPORT BE MADE
 AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW BY THE CODE OFFICIAL.
  
 F) C408.2.5.4 FINAL COMMISSIONING REPORT.
 A REPORT OF TEST PROCEDURES AND RESULTS IDENTIFIED AS
 "FINAL COMMISSIONING REPORT" SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE
 BUILDING OWNER AND SHALL INCLUDE:
 1. RESULTS OF FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE TESTS.
 2. DISPOSITION OF DEFICIENCIES FOUND DURING TESTING,
 INCLUDING DETAILS OF CORRECTIVE MEASURES USED OR
 PROPOSED.
 3. FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE TEST PROCEDURES USED DURING
 THE COMMISSIONING PROCESS INCLUDING MEASURABLE CRITERIA
 FOR TEST ACCEPTANCE, PROVIDED HEREIN FOR REPEATABILITY.
 EXCEPTION: DEFERRED TESTS WHICH CANNOT BE PERFORMED AT
 THE TIME OF REPORT PREPARATION DUE TO CLIMATIC
 CONDITIONS.
  
 2) 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.
 A) 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.
  
 3) FINAL APPROVAL OF THE ALTERNATE METHOD OF
 CONSTRUCTION OF THE ACCESS PANELS FOR ABOVE CEILING AC
 EQUIPMENT MECHANICAL IS CONTINGENT ON A LETTER OF
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM THE RESTORATION HARDWARE FACILITY
 MANAGER, AND YOU ALSO INCLUDE THE DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURE
 INSTRUCTIONS IN THE O & M MANUAL THAT THE
 CONTRACTOR/DESIGN TEAM WILL PROVIDED TO RESTORATION
 HARDWARE.
  
 CHRISTOPHER L. COLE
 MECHANICAL PLANS EXAMINER
 561-805-6719
 [email protected]
  
  
  
  
  
  


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