Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17070904
Permit Number 17070904
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2017-08-16 15:37:47CODES IN EFFECT:
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2014 5TH EDITION
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2014 5TH
 EDITION
 NFPA 70 2011 EDITION, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
  
 ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW.
  
 1) RECEPTACLE CONTROL INDICATED ON PLAN IS NOT
 COMPLETE. PROVIDE CORRECTION PER FBC C405.7.1 THE
 FOLLOWING AREAS REQUIRE CONTROL: AUTOMATIC RECEPTACLE
 CONTROL. THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY
 CONTROLLED:
 A. AT LEAST 50% OF ALL 125-VOLT 15 AND 20 AMP
 RECEPTACLES IN ALL PRIVATE OFFICES, CONFERENCE ROOMS,
 ROOMS USED PRIMARILY FOR PRINTING AND/OR COPYING
 FUNCTIONS, BREAK ROOMS, CLASSROOMS, AND INDIVIDUAL
 WORKSTATIONS.
 B. AT LEAST 25% OF BRANCH CIRCUIT FEEDERS INSTALLED FOR
 MODULAR FURNITURE NOT SHOWN ON THE CONSTRUCTION
 DOCUMENTS.
 THIS CONTROL SHALL FUNCTION ON:
 A. A SCHEDULED BASIS USING A TIME-OF-DAY OPERATED
 CONTROL DEVICE THAT TURNS RECEPTACLES OFF A SPECIFIC
 PROGRAMMED TIMES ? AN INDEPENDENT PROGRAM SCHEDULE
 SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR CONTROLLED AREAS OF NO MORE THAN
 5000 SQ. FT. AND NOT MORE THAN ONE FLOOR (THE OCCUPANT
 SHALL BE ABLE TO MANUALLY OVERRIDE THE CONTROL DEVICE
 FOR UP TO TWO HOURS), OR
 B. AN OCCUPANT SENSOR THAT SHALL TURN RECEPTACLES OFF
 WITHIN 20 MINUTES OF ALL OCCUPANTS LEAVING A SPACE, OR
 C. AN AUTOMATED SIGNAL FROM ANOTHER CONTROL OR ALARM
 SYSTEM THAT SHALL TURN RECEPTACLES OFF WITHIN 20
 MINUTES AFTER DETERMINING THAT THE AREA IS UNOCCUPIED.
 ALL CONTROLLED RECEPTACLES SHALL BE PERMANENTLY MARKED
 TO VISUALLY DIFFERENTIATE THEM FROM UNCONTROLLED
 RECEPTACLES AND ARE TO BE UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED
 THROUGHOUT THE SPACE.
  
 2) PRIMARY OVERCURRENT PROTECTION FOR 45KVA TRANSFORMER
 THAT FEEDS PANEL LA17 EXCEEDS THE VALUE PERMITTED BY
 CODE. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC TABLE 450.3(B)
  
 3) ARE THE DISCONNECTS ON THE BUS DUCT CAPABLE OF BEING
 LOCKED IN THE OPEN POSITION, OR WILL THERE BE
 DISCONNECTS PROVIDED AT THE TRANSFORMER LOCATION?
 PROVIDE CLARIFICATION. NEC 450.14, FBC 107.2.1
  
 4) PROVIDE DETAIL ON RISER DIAGRAM FOR ALL FEEDERS,
 SOME ARE MISSING THE SIZE OF CONDUIT AND WIRE. FBC
 107.2.1, NEC 310.15, 240.4, 215.5
  
 5) SPECIFY THE WIRE SIZE FOR THE GROUNDING ELECTRODE
 CONDUCTOR FOR TRANSFORMERS. NEC 250.30(4)
  
 6) PROVIDE INTERIOR LIGHTING CALCULATION SHOWING
 COMPLIANCE WITH THE FBC ENERGY CODE. FBC C405.5
  
 7) PROVIDE CALCULATION FOR AVAILABLE SHORT CIRCUIT
 CURRENT AT PANELS TO CONFIRM STATED AIC RATING OF
 PANELS IS ADEQUATE. NEC 110.10
  
 8) 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, ETC. FBC 105.1, FBC 107.2.1
  
  
 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.
  
 SINCERELY,
  
 JOHN PEARSON
 ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER
 561-805-6746
 [email protected]
  


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