| Date |
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| 2017-03-22 11:40:22 | 1ST REVIEW: FBC 2014 5TH ED. RESIDENTIAL |
| | 1ST REVIEW FBC 2014 EXISTING BUILDING |
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| | FBC- 107.3.5.3 ? PROVIDE A MECHANICAL PLAN TO SHOW |
| | EQUIPMENT SCHEDDULE, SUPPLY DUCTS PER FBC-R M16 & BATH |
| | EXHAUST PER FBC-R M15. |
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| | ADVISIORY |
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| | FBC-R M1305.1.3 APPLIANCES IN ATTICS. |
| | ATTICS CONTAINING APPLIANCES SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH AN |
| | OPENING AND A CLEAR AND UNOBSTRUCTED PASSAGEWAY LARGE |
| | ENOUGH TO ALLOW REMOVAL OF THE LARGEST APPLIANCE, BUT |
| | NOT LESS THAN 30 INCHES (762 MM) HIGH AND 22 INCHES |
| | (559 MM) WIDE AND NOT MORE THAN 6 FEET (1829 MM) LONG |
| | MEASURED ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF THE PASSAGEWAY FROM |
| | THE OPENING TO THE APPLIANCE. THE PASSAGEWAY SHALL HAVE |
| | CONTINUOUS SOLID FLOORING IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 5 |
| | NOT LESS THAN 24 INCHES (610 MM) WIDE. A LEVEL SERVICE |
| | SPACE AT LEAST 30 INCHES (762 MM) DEEP AND 30 INCHES |
| | (762 MM) WIDE SHALL BE PRESENT ALONG ALL SIDES OF THE |
| | APPLIANCE WHERE ACCESS IS REQUIRED. THE CLEAR ACCESS |
| | OPENING DIMENSIONS SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 20 INCHES BY |
| | 30 INCHES (508 MM BY 762 MM), AND LARGE ENOUGH TO ALLOW |
| | REMOVAL OF THE LARGEST APPLIANCE. |
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| | FBC-R M1305.1.3.1 ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS. |
| | A LUMINAIRE CONTROLLED BY A SWITCH LOCATED AT THE |
| | REQUIRED PASSAGEWAY OPENING AND A RECEPTACLE OUTLET |
| | SHALL BE INSTALLED AT OR NEAR THE APPLIANCE LOCATION IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 34. |
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| | FBC-R M1305.1.3.2 AIR-HANDLING UNITS. |
| | AIR-HANDLING UNITS SHALL BE ALLOWED IN ATTICS IF THE |
| | FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET: |
| | 1. THE SERVICE PANEL OF THE EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED WITHIN |
| | 6 FEET (1829 MM) OF AN ATTIC ACCESS. |
| | 2. A DEVICE IS INSTALLED TO ALERT THE OWNER OR SHUT THE |
| | UNIT DOWN WHEN THE CONDENSATION DRAIN IS NOT WORKING |
| | PROPERLY. |
| | 3. THE ATTIC ACCESS OPENING IS OF SUFFICIENT SIZE TO |
| | REPLACE THE AIR HANDLER. |
| | 4. A NOTICE IS POSTED ON THE ELECTRIC SERVICE PANEL |
| | INDICATING TO THE HOMEOWNER THAT THE AIR HANDLER IS |
| | LOCATED IN THE ATTIC. SAID NOTICE SHALL BE IN ALL |
| | CAPITALS, IN 16 POINT TYPE, WITH THE TITLE AND FIRST |
| | PARAGRAPH IN BOLD: |
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| | FBC-R-M 1602.4 PROVIDE BALANCED AIR RETURN AT BEDROOMS. |
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| | ADVISORY IT APPEARS APPLICABLE THAT AN ENERGY SUBMITTAL |
| | IS REQUIRED AS FOLLOWS: |
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| | FBCE-R101.5.1.1 BUILDING THERMAL ENVELOPE ALTERNATIVE. |
| | AN ACCURATELY COMPLETED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING FORM R402 |
| | SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL TO |
| | DEMONSTRATE CODE COMPLIANCE BY THIS METHOD. |
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| | OR |
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| | FBCE-101.5.1.1.2 SIMULATED PERFORMANCE ALTERNATIVE. |
| | AN ACCURATELY COMPLETED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING FORM R405 |
| | (GENERATED BY COMMISSION APPROVED SOFTWARE) SHALL BE |
| | SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL TO DEMONSTRATE CODE |
| | COMPLIANCE BY SECTION 405. |
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| | R403.6.1 EQUIPMENT SIZING. |
| | HEATING AND COOLING EQUIPMENT SHALL BE SIZED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH ACCA MANUAL S BASED ON THE EQUIPMENT |
| | LOADS CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCA MANUAL J OR |
| | OTHER APPROVED HEATING AND COOLING CALCULATION |
| | METHODOLOGIES, BASED ON BUILDING LOADS FOR THE |
| | DIRECTIONAL ORIENTATION OF THE BUILDING. THE |
| | MANUFACTURER AND MODEL NUMBER OF THE OUTDOOR AND INDOOR |
| | UNITS (IF SPLIT SYSTEM) SHALL BE SUBMITTED ALONG WITH |
| | THE SENSIBLE AND TOTAL COOLING CAPACITIES AT THE DESIGN |
| | CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN SECTION R302.1. THIS CODE DOES |
| | NOT ALLOW DESIGNER SAFETY FACTORS, PROVISIONS FOR |
| | FUTURE EXPANSION OR OTHER FACTORS WHICH AFFECT |
| | EQUIPMENT SIZING. SYSTEM SIZING CALCULATIONS SHALL NOT |
| | INCLUDE LOADS CREATED BY LOCAL INTERMITTENT MECHANICAL |
| | VENTILATION SUCH AS STANDARD KITCHEN AND BATHROOM |
| | EXHAUST SYSTEMS. |
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| | AND |
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| | R403.6.1.1 COOLING EQUIPMENT CAPACITY. |
| | COOLING ONLY EQUIPMENT SHALL BE SELECTED SO THAT ITS |
| | TOTAL CAPACITY IS NOT LESS THAN THE CALCULATED TOTAL |
| | LOAD, BUT NOT MORE THAN 1.15 TIMES GREATER THAN THE |
| | TOTAL LOAD CALCULATED ACCORDING TO THE PROCEDURE |
| | SELECTED IN SECTION 403.6, OR THE CLOSEST AVAILABLE |
| | SIZE PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER?S PRODUCT LINES. THE |
| | CORRESPONDING LATENT CAPACITY OF THE EQUIPMENT SHALL |
| | NOT BE LESS THAN THE CALCULATED LATENT LOAD. |
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| | STEVEN KENNEDY, CBO |
| | ASSISTANT BUILDING OFFICIAL |
| | (561) 805-6710 |
| | [email protected] |
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