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| 2016-06-30 16:10:07 | 1ST ELECTRICAL REVIEW NOTES |
| | REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH: |
| | 5TH EDITION FBC 2014 & NFPA 70 2011 (NEC) |
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| | 1. ACCORDING TO THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS |
| | TO THE FBC, CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED FOR |
| | PERMITTING SHALL INCLUDE THE SPECIFIC CODE TO WHICH THE |
| | SYSTEM IS DESIGNED. SIMPLY STATING THE LATEST OR |
| | APPLICABLE IS PERMITTED. |
| | 2. ELECTRICAL NOTE 5 INDICATES SMOKE DETECTOR PLACEMENT |
| | OUTSIDE THE SLEEPING AREA. SUCH NOTE FAILS TO COMPLY |
| | WITH FBC-R 314.3. PER FBC 314.3 YOU SHALL HAVE A SMOKE |
| | DETECTOR ?INSIDE? THE SLEEPING AREA AND ALSO IN THE |
| | IMMEDIATE AREA OUTSIDE. PLEASE CORRECT THE NOTE AND |
| | DEVICE PLACEMENT ACCORDINGLY. |
| | 3. PER FBC 314.3.1 YOU SHALL INSTALL SMOKE DETECTORS |
| | THROUGHOUT THE RESIDENCE AS REQUIRED FOR NEW |
| | CONSTRUCTION. IF ALREADY DONE SO, DISREGARD THIS |
| | COMMENT. |
| | 4. PER FBC 315 IF THE RESIDENCE HAS AN ATTACHED GARAGE |
| | OR ANY FOSSIL FUEL BURNING APPLIANCE YOU SHALL INSTALL |
| | CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS AS INDICATED BY THIS SECTION. |
| | 5. THE WORD ?ROMEX? AS USED IN ELECTRICAL NOTE 13 IS |
| | INTENDED TO IDENTIFY A TYPE OF CABLE. ROMEX IS A BRAND |
| | NAME AND NOT A TYPE OF CABLE, REFER TO CABLE TYPES |
| | ?NM?, ?NMC? OR ?NMS?. |
| | 6. THE SAME APPLIES TO THE REFERENCE TO ?BX? IN |
| | ELECTRICAL NOTE 14. USE ?MC? CABLE INSTEAD. |
| | 7. FBC-RE4002.14/NEC 406.12 TAMPER-RESISTANT |
| | RECEPTACLES IN DWELLING UNITS. ALL NEWLY INSTALLED |
| | 125-VOLT, 15 AND 20 AMPERE RECEPTACLES SHALL BE LISTED |
| | TAMPER RESISTANT. |
| | 8. FBC-RE4001.15/NEC 404.2(C) WHERE SWITCHES |
| | CONTROLLING LIGHTING LOADS SUPPLIED BY A GROUNDED |
| | BRANCH CIRCUIT, THE GROUNDED BRANCH CIRCUIT CONDUCTOR |
| | FOR THE CONTROLLED LIGHTING CIRCUIT SHALL BE PROVIDED |
| | AT THE SWITCH. |
| | 9. PER NEC 215.5 A SITE SPECIFIC RISER DIAGRAM AND LOAD |
| | CALCS ARE REQUIRED. |
| | 10. FBC-RE3706.2/NEC 408.4 A PANEL CIRCUIT DIRECTORY IS |
| | REQUIRED FOR ALL PANELS. |
| | 11. FBC-RE3901.7/NEC 210.52(E)(3) BALCONIES, DECKS, AND |
| | PORCHES THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE FROM INSIDE THE DWELLING |
| | UNIT SHALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE RECEPTACLE OUTLET |
| | INSTALLED WITHIN THE PERIMETER OF THE BALCONY, DECK, OR |
| | PORCH. THE RECEPTACLE SHALL NOT BE LOCATED MORE THAN |
| | 2.0 M (61?2 FT.) ABOVE THE BALCONY, DECK, OR PORCH |
| | SURFACE. |
| | 12. FBC-RE3903.4/NEC 210.70(A)(3) STORAGE OR EQUIPMENT |
| | SPACES. AT LEAST ONE LIGHTING OUTLET CONTAINING A |
| | SWITCH OR CONTROLLED BY A WALL SWITCH SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED WHERE THESE SPACES ARE USED FOR STORAGE OR |
| | CONTAIN EQUIPMENT REQUIRING SERVICING. THE LIGHTING |
| | OUTLET SHALL BE PROVIDED AT OR NEAR THE EQUIPMENT |
| | REQUIRING SERVICING. |
| | 13. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, PROVIDE EITHER ON A SITE |
| | PLAN OR MARK THE FLOOR PLAN WITH THE LOCATION OF THE |
| | ELECTRIC METER AND PANELS TO ASCERTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH |
| | FBC-RE3601.6.2/NEC 230.70(A)(1). THE SERVICE DISCONNECT |
| | SHALL BE LOCATED IN A READILY ACCESSIBLE LOCATION |
| | OUTSIDE OF THE BLDG. OR INSIDE AT THE NEAREST POINT OF |
| | ENTRY OF THE SERVICE CONDUCTORS. |
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| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, FOR A QUICKER RETURN ON YOUR |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL, PLEASE 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. |
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| | IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE DON?T HESITATE TO |
| | CONTACT ME DIRECTLY. |
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| | THANK YOU, |
| | MIKE ALBARRAN |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | PH: 561-805-6746 |
| | EMAIL: [email protected] |
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