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| 2016-04-21 11:13:22 | JOB PERMIT NUMBER: 16040451 |
| | JOB ADDRESS: 2700 BROADWAY |
| | WEST PALM BEACH 33407 |
| | DATE: APRIL 21 2016 |
| | ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS |
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| | THE PLANS FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED PERMIT APPLICATION |
| | 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. BELOW IS A LIST OF THE DEFICIENCIES NOTED. |
| | |
| | - DEFINE ALTERATION LEVEL EITHER 1 , 2 OR 3 THEN IN |
| | DETAIL DESCRIBE THE EXTENT OF THE SCOPE OF WORK WBPA |
| | 107 |
| | - WBPA- 107.3.5.3 ? ELECTRIC SERVICE RISER WITH WIRE |
| | SIZES, CONDUIT DETAIL AND GROUNDING DETAIL. COMPLETE |
| | LOAD CALCULATIONS, PANEL SCHEDULES AND SHOW CIRCUITS ON |
| | FLOOR PLAN. |
| | - NEC 700.12 (F) (4) - EMERGENCY LIGHTING SHALL BE FED |
| | BY LIGHTING CIRCUIT OF SAME LOCAL AREA. *IF 3 OR MORE |
| | LIGHTING CIRCUITS SUPPLY THE AREA, EM LIGHTS MAY BE ON |
| | OWN CIRCUIT. |
| | - NEC 517 ALL PATIENT CARE BED AREAS MUST HAVE AN |
| | ISOLATED EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR FOR ALL |
| | RECEPTACLES AND LIGHTING WITHIN 7 ?? FEET FROM FLOOR |
| | GRADE. WIRING METHODS MUST BE EMT , HOSPITAL GRADE MC |
| | OR AC CABLE WITH GREEN EXTERIOR METAL CLAD , THEREFORE |
| | NM CABLE ( PROPER TERMINOLOGY FOR ROMEX WHICH IS A |
| | BRAND NAME. ) ISN?T ACCEPTABLE IN PATIENT AREAS. |
| | FURTHERMORE TAMPER RESISTANT RECEPTACLES SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED IN OTHER AREAS NOT CLASSIFIED AS CARE AREA. |
| | - FBC- 450 NURSING HOMES SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING |
| | ESSENTIAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, FIRST A EMERGENCY SYSTEM |
| | WITH CRITICAL BRANCH CIRCUITS VIA A GENERATOR OR OTHER |
| | POWER SOURCE, SECOND A LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM WITH |
| | EQUIPOTENTIAL BONDING TO THE BUILDING GROUND, THIRD AND |
| | LAST A SURGE PROTECTION SYSTEM AT THE SERVICE EQUIPMENT |
| | AND PANEL BOARDS. |
| | - A SMOKE DETECTOR IS MISSING IN FRONT OF THE FIRE |
| | ALARM PANEL IN THE NEW PANTRY ROOM PER NFPA 72. NEC 760 |
| | THE FIRE ALARM CIRCUIT SHALL BE A 20 AMP DEDICATED |
| | CIRCUIT IDENTIFIED WITH RED MARKING IN PANEL BOARD |
| | IDENTIFICATION LABELING. ( MECHANICAL PROTECTION |
| | REQUIRED. ) |
| | - FBC- 450 A READING NIGHT LAMP SHALL BE PROVIDED IN |
| | ALL BEDROOMS WITH A SWITCH ACCESSIBLE NEARBY THE LIGHT. |
| | PANELS LOCATED IN SPACES SUBJECT TO STORAGE SHALL BE |
| | MARKED ? ELECTRICAL ? NOT FOR STORAGE?. ( PROPER |
| | WORKING CLEARANCE MUST BE MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES. ) |
| | - SECOND FLOOR HAS A EXTERIOR DOOR NOT LEADING TO A |
| | BALCONY OR MEANS OF EGRESS STAIRWAY PLEASE CLARIFY ? |
| | ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTING MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 1 FT |
| | CANDLE ILLUMINATION FOR MEANS OF EGRESS UNTIL PUBLIC |
| | WAY IS SAFELY REACHED. |
| | - NEC 314.27(D) PADDLE FANS. BOXES USED FOR THE SOLE |
| | SUPPORT OF CEILING FANS SHALL BE MARKED BY THE |
| | MANUFACTURER AS SUITABLE FOR THE PURPOSE, AND INDICATE |
| | THE WEIGHT LIMITATIONS BUT SHALL NOT BE USED TO SUPPORT |
| | PADDLE FANS HEAVIER THAN 70 LBS. |
| | - NFPA SECTION 29.8.3.4(6). SMOKE ALARMS AND SMOKE |
| | DETECTORS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED WITHIN A 36 IN. (910 |
| | MM) HORIZONTAL PATH FROM A DOOR TO A BATHROOM |
| | CONTAINING A SHOWER OR TUB UNLESS LISTED FOR |
| | INSTALLATION IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SUCH LOCATIONS. |
| | RELOCATE THE UNITS ACCORDINGLY. |
| | - THE CURRENT APPLICABLE CODES ARE: FLORIDA FIRE |
| | PREVENTION CODE: 2012, NFPA 1: 2012, NFPA 70, (NEC): |
| | 2011, NFPA 72: 2010, NFPA 101: 2012, FBC- 5TH EDITION: |
| | 2014. |
| | - |
| | |
| | PLEASE REVISE YOUR DRAWINGS TO REFLECT THE ABOVE |
| | MENTIONED DEFICIENCIES. |
| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, FOR A QUICKER RETURN ON YOUR |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER (NARRATIVE) ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE |
| | STANDARD CITY RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. THE NARRATIVE SHOULD |
| | INCLUDE THE PLAN REVIEWER?S COMMENTS AND YOUR RESPONSE |
| | OR ACTION TO SAME. ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE INSERT |
| | CORRECTED PAGES INTO THE SUBMITTAL AND LEAVE THE |
| | PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS FOR COMPARISON. |
| | CLOUDING THE CHANGES WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. |
| | |
| | IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE DON?T HESITATE TO |
| | CONTACT ME DIRECTLY. |
| | |
| | FBC 2014 5TH ED. NEC 2011 |
| | MARIO VALDES |
| | ELECTRICAL PLAN EXAMINER |
| | 516-805-6713 |
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