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| 2016-09-06 17:45:35 | ELECTRICAL REVIEW NOTES |
| | REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH: |
| | 5TH EDITION FBC 2014 & NFPA 70 2011 (NEC) |
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| | PROJECT NAME: 501 FERN STREET 101 |
| | JOB ADDRESS: 501 FERN STREET |
| | DESCRIPTION: GENERAL BUILDING ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING |
| | BLDG. |
| | MASTER PERMIT: 16071099 |
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| | BELOW PLEASE FIND A LIST OF REQUIRED CORRECTIONS. |
| | ADDITIONAL CORRECTIONS MAY BE REQUIRED AFTER REVIEW OF |
| | SUBMITTED CORRECTIONS. |
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| | 1. PLEASE NOTE THAT PERMIT #13080450 IS NOW EXPIRED AND |
| | WITHOUT A FINAL ELECTRICAL INSPECTION. THIS PERMIT WILL |
| | HAVE TO BE REOPENED FOR FINAL INSPECTIONS, OR THE |
| | ENTIRE SCOPE OF WORK IS INCLUDED IN THIS PERMIT. THAT |
| | DECISION WILL BE UP TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. |
| | 2. ACCORDING TO OUR RECORDS THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN |
| | SLAB/UNDERGROUND INSPECTIONS FOR THIS PERMIT. |
| | 3. THOUGH NO ROUGH ELECTRICAL INSPECTIONS WERE |
| | PERFORMED OR RECORDED, THE INITIAL OCCUPANCY WAS NOT |
| | INTENDED TO BE FOR ASSEMBLY; THEREFORE MINIMUM |
| | ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS TYPE OF OCCUPANCY WERE |
| | NOT LOOKED FOR IN PLAN REVIEWS. |
| | 4. NEC 518.4: A NOTE WILL BE PLACED ON THE RESUBMITTAL |
| | REMINDING THE INSPECTORS TO LOOK FOR ANY PVC CONDUIT |
| | WITHIN THE PREMISES. |
| | 5. NEC 215.5: PROVIDE A SITE SPECIFIC ELECTRICAL RISER |
| | DIAGRAM INDICATING THE TYPE OF RACEWAYS BEING USED FOR |
| | THE FEEDERS OF THE TWO ELECTRIC PANELS DESCRIBED. PER |
| | NEC 518.4, PVC IS PROHIBITED IN ANY ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY |
| | UNLESS ENCASED IN 2? OF CONCRETE. YOU SHALL PROVIDE AS |
| | PART OF THIS RISER SITE SPECIFIC LOAD CALCS TO INCLUDE |
| | THE LOAD FOR THE 4 INSTANT WATER HEATERS. |
| | 6. NEC 408.4(A): PROVIDE A CIRCUIT DIRECTORY FOR EACH |
| | OF THE TWO PANELS. ACCORDING TO THE SUBMITTED DIRECTORY |
| | THERE IS A SINGLE CIRCUIT FOR THE AREA LIGHTING. |
| | 7. NEC 210.62: AT LEAST ONE RECEPTACLE OUTLET SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED WITHIN 18? OF THE TOP OF A SHOW WINDOW FOR |
| | EVERY 12 LINEAR FT. OR MAJOR PORTION THEREOF AREA |
| | MEASURED HORIZONTALLY. |
| | 8. NEC 210.63 HVAC EQUIPMENT SERVICE OUTLETS. A 125 |
| | VOLT, SINGLE-PHASE, 15 OR 20-AMPERE-RATED RECEPTACLE |
| | OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED AT AN ACCESSIBLE LOCATION FOR |
| | THE SERVICING OF HVAC EQUIPMENT. THE RECEPTACLE SHALL |
| | BE LOCATED WITHIN 25 FT. OF THE EQUIPMENT. THIS |
| | INCLUDES THE RTU UNITS ON THE ROOF. |
| | 9. NEC 422.52 ELECTRIC DRINKING FOUNTAINS. ELECTRIC |
| | DRINKING FOUNTAINS SHALL BE PROTECTED WITH GROUND-FAULT |
| | CIRCUIT ?INTERRUPTER PROTECTION (GFI). |
| | 10. NEC 600.5: EACH COMMERCIAL BUILDING AND EACH |
| | COMMERCIAL OCCUPANCY ACCESSIBLE TO PEDESTRIANS SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST ONE 20 AMP DEDICATED OUTLET IN |
| | AN ACCESSIBLE LOCATION AT EACH ENTRANCE TO EACH TENANT |
| | SPACE FOR SIGN OR OUTLINE LIGHTING. SERVICE HALLWAYS OR |
| | CORRIDORS SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED ACCESSIBLE TO |
| | PEDESTRIANS. NONE OF THE THREE DOORS COMPLY. THIS |
| | INCLUDES ALL FOUR DOORS TO THE OUTSIDE. |
| | 11. 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. |
| | 12. FBC-EC405.5.2 INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCE. |
| | THE TOTAL INTERIOR POWER ALLOWANCE IS DETERMINED |
| | ACCORDING TO THE APPLICABLE TABLES AS INDICATED IN THIS |
| | SECTION. |
| | 13. FBC-E C405.2.2. PROVIDE AUTOMATIC LIGHTING SHUTOFF |
| | FOR THE VARIOUS AREAS PER THIS CODE SECTION. |
| | 14. FBC-EC405.2.2.3 DAYLIGHT ZONE CONTROL: DAYLIGHT |
| | ZONES SHALL BE DESIGNED SUCH THAT LIGHTS IN THE |
| | DAYLIGHT ZONE ARE CONTROLLED INDEPENDENTLY OF GENERAL |
| | AREA LIGHTING AND ARE CONTROLLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | EITHER SECTION C405.2.2.3.1 OR SECTION C405.2.2.3.2. |
| | 15. FBC-E 405.7.1: AT THE LEAST 50% OF ALL 125-VOLT, |
| | 15- AND 20-AMPERE RECEPTACLES SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY |
| | CONTROLLED WHERE INSTALLED IN PRIVATE OFFICES, OPEN |
| | OFFICES, AND COMPUTER CLASSROOMS. THIS INCLUDES THOSE |
| | INSTALLED IN MODULAR PARTITIONS. (SEE ASHRAE STANDARD |
| | 90.1). |
| | 16. FIRE ALARM IS REQUIRED UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT AND |
| | SUBMITTAL |
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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. |
| | THANK YOU, |
| | MIKE ALBARRAN |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | PH: 561-805-6746 |
| | EMAIL: [email protected] |
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