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| 2017-07-18 15:04:32 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2014 5TH EDITION |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2014 5TH |
| | EDITION |
| | NFPA 70 2011 EDITION, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE |
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| | ELECTRICAL REVIEW COMMENTS: |
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| | 1. SHEET E-01, NOTE 1 REFERENCES THE 2013 NATIONAL |
| | ELECTRICAL CODE (NEC), WHICH DOESN'T EXIST. REVISE |
| | REFERENCE TO THE CURRENT CODE, WHICH IS THE 2011 NEC. |
| | FBC PREFACE. |
| | 2. SHEET E-01, NOTE 4 STATES THAT ALL RECEPTACLES SHALL |
| | BE TAMPER RESISTANT PER NEC 406.11. THIS CODE SECTION |
| | DOES NOT APPLY TO TAMPER RESISTANT RECEPTACLES. PROVIDE |
| | CORRECTION. NEC 406.12 |
| | 3. SHEET E-09, PANEL SCHEDULES FOR PANELS A, B, C, D, |
| | AND K STATE THAT THEY ARE 120/240 SINGLE PHASE PANELS. |
| | THEY ARE FED FROM A 120/208 SYSTEM, SO THEY SHOULD BE |
| | LABELED AS 120/208 SINGLE PHASE PANELS. THE CORRECT |
| | VOLTAGE SHOULD BE USED IN ALL LOAD CALCULATIONS AND |
| | SHORT CIRCUIT CALCULATIONS FOR THE PANELS. PROVIDE |
| | CORRECTION FOR ALL PANEL SCHEDULES AND PANELS IN RISER |
| | DIAGRAM. FBC 107.2.1; NEC 220.5, 215.5 |
| | 4. PROVIDE AVAILABLE SHORT CIRCUIT CALCULATION FOR EACH |
| | PANEL INCLUDING INFORMATION FROM THE POWER COMPANY |
| | STATING WHAT THE AVAILABLE SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT IS FOR |
| | THE SERVICE TO CONFIRM THE STATED AIC RATING OF THE |
| | SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND DOWNSTREAM PANELS IS ADEQUATE. |
| | NEC 110.9, 110.10 |
| | 5. PROVIDE NOTE THAT THE SERVICE EQUIPMENT SHALL BE |
| | MARKED WITH THE MAXIMUM AVAILABLE SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT |
| | AVAILABLE PER NEC 110.24. |
| | 6. RISER DIAGRAM SHOWS A GROUNDING ELECTRODE |
| | CONDUCTOR(GEC) TO 2 GROUND RODS. REVISE RISER DIAGRAM |
| | TO SHOW ALL GROUNDING ELECTRODES AVAILABLE AND THE GEC |
| | SIZE TO EACH. NEC 250.50, 250.66 |
| | 7. CIRCUIT NUMBERS FOR LIGHTING ARE NOT IDENTIFIED ON |
| | ANY OF THE LIGHTING PLANS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. FBC |
| | 107.2.1, NEC 215.5 |
| | 8. PROVIDE DETAIL OF EXTERIOR LIGHTING CONTROLS FOR |
| | PORTE COCHERE PER ENERGY CODE: "LIGHTING NOT DESIGNATED |
| | FOR DUSK-TO-DAWN OPERATION SHALL BE CONTROLLED BY |
| | EITHER A COMBINATION OF A PHOTOSENSOR AND A TIME |
| | SWITCH, OR AN ASTRONOMICAL TIME SWITCH. LIGHTING |
| | DESIGNATED FOR DUSK-TO-DAWN OPERATION SHALL BE |
| | CONTROLLED BY AN ASTRONOMICAL TIME SWITCH OR |
| | PHOTOSENSOR. ALL TIME SWITCHES SHALL BE CAPABLE OF |
| | RETAINING PROGRAMMING AND THE TIME SETTING DURING LOSS |
| | OF POWER FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 10 HOURS." FBC ENERGY |
| | C405.2.4 |
| | 9. PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING CONTROLS STIPULATED |
| | IN THE FBC ENERGY CODE. MANY AREAS DO NOT SHOW THE |
| | OCCUPANCY SENSORS REQUIRED. FBC C405.2.2, 405.2.2.2 |
| | 10. WILL THERE BE ANY PATIENT CARE AREAS? PLEASE |
| | INDICATE ON PLANS WHICH ROOMS SHALL BE WIRED PER NEC |
| | 517.13. |
| | 11. PROVIDE GFCI PROTECTED OUTLET AND SWITCH CONTROLLED |
| | LIGHT FOR SERVICING EACH AHU LOCATED IN AN ATTIC. FBC |
| | MECHANICAL CODE M306.3.1 |
| | 12. PROVIDE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE SHOWING CURRENT |
| | REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH APPLIANCE AND LISTING. NEC 110.3; |
| | FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 13. GENERAL NOTES TO CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS: PLEASE |
| | PROVIDE A BLOCK NOTE INDICATING THE REQUIRED SEPARATE |
| | PERMITS AND DATA SPECIFICATION SHEET SUBMITTALS FOR ALL |
| | LOW VOLTAGE SYSTEMS TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO FIRE |
| | ALARM, CCTV, PHONE AND DATA, WIRELESS SYSTEMS, KITCHEN |
| | HOODS ETC. A NOTE WILL SUFFICE. |
| | 14. SHOW ON PLAN THE LOCATION OF PANEL K. FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 15. PROVIDE GFCI PROTECTION FOR ALL OUTLETS IN KITCHEN. |
| | NEC 210.8(B)(2) |
| | 16. PROVIDE RECEPTACLE CONTROL REQUIRED BY FBC C401.2 |
| | AND ASHREA 90.1: 8.4.2 |
| | 17. SHEET E-02, THE CIRCUIT FOR THE WATER FEATURE IS |
| | NOT INDICATED. PROVIDE CORRECTION. FBC 107.2.1; NEC |
| | 215.5 |
| | 18. PROVIDE COMPLIANCE WITH VOLTAGE DROP REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF THE ENERGY CODE. FBC C405.7.3 |
| | 19. AE TYPE FIXTURES SHOWN ON LIGHTING PLANS ARE |
| | CONTROLLED BY A SWITCH. WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED OFF, |
| | THE LIGHTS WILL THEN USE THE BATTERY BACKUP TO POWER |
| | THE LIGHT, THUS DEFEATING THE PURPOSE OF AN EMERGENCY |
| | LIGHTING SYSTEM. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 700.12(F) |
| | 20. PROVIDE DETAIL OF INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER |
| | ALLOWANCES, EITHER BY BUILDING TYPE OR BY AREA METHOD |
| | AS EXPLAINED IN THE FBC ENERGY CODE, WITH EXPLANATION |
| | OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF LIGHTING POWER PROPOSED TO MEET |
| | CODE REQUIREMENTS. FBC 405.5.2 |
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| | PLEASE NOTE: SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| | MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. WHEN |
| | RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RESUBMITTAL FORM. ADDITIONALLY, INSERT CORRECTED PAGES |
| | INTO THE ORIGINAL SUBMITTAL AND REMOVE OR VOID THE |
| | PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS. |
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| | SINCERELY, |
| | |
| | JOHN PEARSON |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6746 |
| | [email protected] |
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