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| 2016-08-23 15:02:52 | IN A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR |
| | I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ACTUAL SCOPE OF THIS PERMIT IS |
| | TO BRING AN UNPERMITTED CONVERSION FROM A GARAGE TO A |
| | POOL CABANA INTO COMPLIANCE. I INFORMED THE GC THAT |
| | REGARDLESS OF WHEN THIS WORK WAS PERFORMED, IT IS BEING |
| | PERMITTED NOW, AND THEREFORE SHALL MEET THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF THE 5TH EDITION OF THE 2014 FBC-R/2011 |
| | NEC.. ELECTRICAL COMMENT WILL FOLLOW: |
| | |
| | ELECTRICAL REVIEW NOTES |
| | REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH: |
| | 5TH EDITION FBC 2014 & NFPA 70 2011 (NEC) |
| | |
| | PROJECT NAME: |
| | JOB ADDRESS: 1724 37TH ST. |
| | DESCRIPTION: LEGALIZING POOL CABANA |
| | MASTER PERMIT: 16070968 |
| | SUB PERMIT: |
| | |
| | BELOW PLEASE FIND THE DEFICIENCIES FOUND WITH THE ABOVE |
| | MENTIONED ELECTRICAL SUBMITTAL/PLANS. |
| | |
| | 1. AN ELECTRICAL SUB-PERMIT IS REQUIRED. |
| | 2. REVISE SCOPE OF WORK ON SHEET S1 TO INCLUDE |
| | ELECTRICAL WORK. |
| | 3. PLANS SHALL BE DRAWN TO SCALE AND SCALE USED |
| | INDICATED ON PLANS. |
| | 4. PROVIDE A SITE PLAN SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE FPL |
| | UTILITY POLE/S SERVING THE PROPERTY. INCLUDE ON PLANS |
| | THE OVERHEAD SERVICE DROP/S, THE LOCATION OF EVERY |
| | ELECTRIC METER AND DISCONNECT. |
| | 5. THE WORD ?ROMEX? AS USED IN THIS NOTE IS 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. NEC 215.5: A RISER DIAGRAM SHOWING FEEDER DETAILS |
| | ALONG WITH RESPECTIVE LOAD CALCS SHALL BE PROVIDED. |
| | THIS DIAGRAM SHALL INCLUDE CONDUCTOR SIZING AND |
| | INSULATION TYPE. FURTHERMORE, IT SHALL BE SITE |
| | SPECIFIC. |
| | 7. FBC-RE3601.2/NEC230.2: ONE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS |
| | SHALL BE SERVED BY ONLY ONE SERVICE. |
| | 8. FBC-RE3601.6.2/NEC 230.70(A)(1): THE SERVICE |
| | DISCONNECTS SHALL BE LOCATED IN A READILY ACCESSIBLE |
| | LOCATION OUTSIDE OF THE BLDG. OR INSIDE AT THE NEAREST |
| | POINT OF ENTRY OF THE SERVICE CONDUCTORS. |
| | 9. FBC-RE3601.7/NEC 230.72: THE TWO TO SIX DISCONNECTS |
| | AS PERMITTED IN 230.71 SHALL BE GROUPED. EACH |
| | DISCONNECT SHALL BE MARKED TO INDICATE THE LOAD SERVED. |
| | 10. FBC-RE3601.6.2/NEC 240.24: (A) & (B) PANELS SHALL |
| | BE LOCATED SUCH THAT OVER CURRENT DEVICES ARE |
| | ACCESSIBLE AND THAT OCCUPANTS SHALL HAVE ACCESS TO OCP |
| | DEVICES. |
| | 11. FBC-R3706.2/NEC 408.4(A): REQUIRES THAT YOU |
| | PROVIDE A PANEL SCHEDULE OR CIRCUIT DIRECTORY LEGIBLY |
| | INDICATING THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF EVERY CIRCUIT. |
| | 12. FBC-RE3902.12/NEC 210.12B: ALL BRANCH CIRCUITS THAT |
| | SUPPLY 120-VOLT, SINGLE-PHASE, 15- AND 20-AMPERE |
| | OUTLETS INSTALLED IN FAMILY ROOMS, DINING ROOMS, LIVING |
| | ROOMS, PARLORS, LIBRARIES, DENS, BEDROOMS, SUNROOMS, |
| | RECREATIONS ROOMS, CLOSETS, HALLWAYS AND SIMILAR ROOMS |
| | OR AREAS SHALL BE PROTECTED BY A COMBINATION TYPE |
| | ARC-FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER INSTALLED TO PROVIDE |
| | PROTECTION OF THE BRANCH CIRCUIT. |
| | 13. FBC-RE 3901/NEC210.52: CODES HAVE SPECIFIC OUTLET |
| | SPACING AND LOCATION REQUIREMENTS WHICH SHALL BE |
| | ADHERED TO. |
| | 14. FBC-R303.9 REQUIRED HEATING - WHEN THE WINTER |
| | DESIGN TEMPERATURE IN TABLE R301.2(1) IS BELOW 60?F |
| | (16?C), EVERY DWELLING UNIT SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH |
| | HEATING FACILITIES CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING A MINIMUM |
| | ROOM TEMPERATURE OF 68?F (20?C) AT A POINT 3 FEET (914 |
| | MM) ABOVE THE FLOOR AND 2 FEET (610 MM) FROM EXTERIOR |
| | WALLS IN ALL HABITABLE ROOMS AT THE DESIGN TEMPERATURE. |
| | THE INSTALLATION OF ONE OR MORE PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS |
| | SHALL NOT BE USED TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS |
| | SECTION |
| | 15. FBC-R404.1 LIGHTING EQUIPMENT (MANDATORY). A |
| | MINIMUM OF 75 PERCENT OF THE LAMPS IN PERMANENTLY |
| | INSTALLED LIGHTING FIXTURES SHALL BE HIGH-EFFICACY |
| | LAMPS OR A MINIMUM OF 75 PERCENT OF THE PERMANENTLY |
| | INSTALLED LIGHTING FIXTURES SHALL CONTAIN ONLY HIGH |
| | EFFICACY LAMPS |
| | 16. FBC-R314.3.1 ALTERATIONS, REPAIRS AND ADDITIONS: |
| | WHEN ALTERATIONS, REPAIRS OR ADDITIONS REQUIRING A |
| | PERMIT OCCUR, OR WHEN ONE OR MORE SLEEPING ROOMS ARE |
| | ADDED OR CREATED IN EXISTING DWELLINGS, THE INDIVIDUAL |
| | DWELLING UNIT SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH SMOKE ALARMS |
| | LOCATED AS REQUIRED FOR NEW DWELLINGS. |
| | |
| | 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. |
| | |
| | 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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