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| 2016-10-20 21:48:02 | 2ND 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. THEREFORE ALL OF |
| | THE ELECTRICAL WORK SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS SHALL BE |
| | CONSIDERED NEW AND SHALL COMPLY WITH THE 2011 EDITION |
| | OF THE NEC. YOU SHALL REMOVE ALL REFERENCE TO ANY |
| | EXISTING WORK FROM THE DRAWINGS. FURTHERMORE, PERMIT |
| | 13080450 WAS OBTAINED FOR TENANT AREA C AND NOT TENANT |
| | A. |
| | 2. ACCORDING TO OUR RECORDS THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN |
| | SLAB/UNDERGROUND INSPECTIONS ON PERMIT 13080450 AND |
| | NEVER A FINAL THEREFORE THIS WORK IS CONSIDERED |
| | NONEXISTENT. |
| | 3. REGARDLESS OF HAVING HAD PRIOR INSPECTIONS OR NOT, |
| | THE WIRING METHODS REQUIRED FOR THIS TYPE OF OCCUPANCY |
| | DIFFER GREATLY TO THOSE OF A WAREHOUSE OR STORAGE |
| | FACILITY OR EVEN AN EMPTY SHELL. BECAUSE THESE PREMISES |
| | WERE NOT DESIGNED AS ASSEMBLY AT THAT TIME, THOSE |
| | METHODS WERE NOT LOOKED FOR IN PLAN REVIEW. |
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| | UNTIL WE ESTABLISH THE ABOVE, WE CAN?T PROCEED WITH |
| | THIS REVIEW, I WILL CONTINUE AND RESPONSE TO THE |
| | REMAINDER OF THE COMMENTS. |
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| | 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. REVISE YOUR |
| | CALCS AS SHOWN THE DEMAND LOAD FROM YOUR PANEL SCHEDULE |
| | IS GREATER THAN MENTIONED AND THEREFORE THE FEEDER AND |
| | OCP FOR THE PANEL WILL NEED TO BE A 400 AMP BREAKER. |
| | 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. THOUGH |
| | THE PLANS SHOW TWO PANELS AND YOU CLAIM TO ONLY HAVE |
| | ONE. THAT WOULD BE IRRELEVANT AS ALL WORK WILL BE |
| | CONSIDERED NEW. FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE YOU CAN?T RELOCATE |
| | WHAT IS NOT THERE. |
| | 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. IN YOUR RESPONSE YOU SAY THAT |
| | THE WINDOW IS NOT A SHOW WINDOW. THE OCCUPANCY ITSELF |
| | IS AN EXHIBIT HALL AND THIS IS NOT A SHOW WINDOW? SHOW |
| | WINDOW OUTLETS SHALL BE INSTALLED AND ADDED TO THE LOAD |
| | CALCS AS PER NEC 220.14(G). |
| | 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. I SEE YOU CORRECTED |
| | THIS ON THE PLANS. |
| | 9. NEC 422.52: ELECTRIC DRINKING FOUNTAINS. ELECTRIC |
| | DRINKING FOUNTAINS SHALL BE PROTECTED WITH GROUND?FAULT |
| | CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER PROTECTION (GFI). I SEE YOU |
| | CORRECTED THIS ON THE PLANS. |
| | 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. THE ONE OUTLET |
| | PLACED ON THE PLANS IS NOT WHAT IS REQUIRED. YOU SHALL |
| | INSTALL A DEDICATED SIGN OUTLET AT EVERY DOOR. THIS HAS |
| | TO BE CLOSE TO THE DOOR. |
| | 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. AS CLEARLY STATED HEREIN, YOU MUST |
| | HAVE A MINIMUM OF THREE LIGHTING CIRCUITS FOR THE ONE |
| | AREA BEFORE YOU CAN USE A DEDICATED EMERGENCY LIGHTING |
| | CIRCUIT, OTHERWISE THEY SHALL BE CONNECTED TO THE |
| | LIGHTING CIRCUIT WITH THE AREA THEY OCCUPY. CORRECT |
| | THIS ACCORDINGLY. |
| | 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. WITHOUT A FIXTURE SCHEDULE THERE IS NO WAY TO |
| | VERIFY ALLOWANCE. THOUGH YOU MENTION HI-BAY FIXTURES, |
| | REMOVE ANY REFERENCE TO EXISTING AS MENTIONED |
| | PREVIOUSLY. PROVIDE A FIXTURE SCHEDULE AS REQUIRED. |
| | 13. FBC?E C405.2.2. PROVIDE AUTOMATIC LIGHTING SHUTOFF |
| | FOR THE VARIOUS AREAS PER THIS CODE SECTION. THE NOTE |
| | ON THE PLANS INDICATES THAT WALL SWITCHES WILL HAVE |
| | OCCUPANCY SENSORS. I SEE YOU CORRECTED THIS ON THE |
| | PLANS. |
| | 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. |
| | FURTHER LOOKING AT THE PLANS THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO |
| | BE A DAYLIGHT ZONE AFFECTED AREA. |
| | 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). THIS WOULD NOT APPLY TO YOUR SITUATION. |
| | 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. |
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| | THANK YOU, |
| | MIKE ALBARRAN |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | PH: 561-805-6746 |
| | EMAIL: [email protected] |
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