| Date |
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| 2017-11-14 10:10:52 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2014 5TH EDITION |
| | FBC CE = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2014 |
| | 5TH EDITION |
| | FBC RE = FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL CODE 2014 5TH EDITION |
| | NEC = NFPA 70 2011 EDITION, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE |
| | FS = FLORIDA STATUTES |
| | |
| | ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW. |
| | |
| | 1. REVISE SCOPE OF WORK TO CLEARLY STATE WHICH ATS # 2 |
| | IS BEING REPLACED. THERE IS AN ATS # 2 SHOWN IN EAST |
| | GARAGE AND WEST TOWER ON THESE PLANS. PROVIDE |
| | CLARIFICATION FOR PUBLIC RECORD. FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 2. FOR ATS # 2 IN WEST TOWER, THE WIRE FROM THE 1200 |
| | AMP MAIN TO THE TRANSFER SWITCH IS UNDERSIZED. THE |
| | AMPACITY OF THE WIRE STATED IS 1000 AMPS. WIRE MUST BE |
| | SIZED EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE RATING OF THE OCPD. |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 240.4(C) |
| | 3. FOR ATS # 2 IN WEST TOWER, THE WIRE FROM THE |
| | TRANSFER SWITCH TO THE 1200 AMP PANEL "EDPW" IS |
| | UNDERSIZED. THE AMPACITY OF THE WIRE STATED IS 930 |
| | AMPS. WIRE MUST BE SIZED EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE |
| | RATING OF THE OCPD. ADDITIONALLY, THE EQUIPMENT |
| | GROUNDING CONDUCTOR (EGC) IS SIZED AS 1/0, WHICH IS TOO |
| | SMALL. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 240.4(C), 250.122 |
| | 4. CLARIFY SIZE OF BREAKER IN GENERATOR FEEDING THE |
| | TRANSFER SWITCH. IT IS CURRENTLY MARKED AS 60 AMP, AND |
| | IT APPEARS THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN 600 AMP. CLARIFY |
| | AND/OR CORRECT. FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 5. FOR ATS # 2 IN WEST TOWER, THE WIRE FROM THE |
| | GENERATOR TO THE TRANSFER SWITCH IS UNDERSIZED. THE |
| | AMPACITY OF THE WIRE STATED IS 500 AMPS. IF THE BREAKER |
| | IS 600 AMPS AS NOTED IN COMMENT # 4, THIS WIRE CANNOT |
| | BE FUSED AT THE NEXT HIGHER SIZE. 500 AMPS IS A |
| | STANDARD SIZE. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 240.4(B) |
| | 6. PROVIDE LOAD CALCULATION FOR PANEL EDPW. NEC 220, |
| | 215.2; FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 7. A CONFLICT EXIST BETWEEN DRAWINGS ON E3 AND E5 FOR |
| | THE 200 AMP TRANSFER SWITCH BEING ADDED. SHEET E3 SHOWS |
| | THE FEED TO THE TRANSFER SWITCH AS 3/0 AL AND DOES NOT |
| | INCLUDE AN EGC, SHEET E5 SHOWS THE FEED AS 1/0 COPPER |
| | WITH A # 6 EGC. CLARIFY AND/OR CORRECT. FBC 107.2.1, |
| | NEC 250.122 |
| | 8. PREVIOUS COMMENT REQUESTING COPY OF CONTRACT WITH |
| | SCOPE AND VALUE OF WORK WAS NOT PROVIDED. PROVIDE COPY |
| | OF CONTRACT WITH SCOPE AND VALUE AS PREVIOUSLY |
| | REQUESTED. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS COMMENT HAS NOT |
| | BEEN ADDRESSED FOR TWO REVIEWS. IF UPON THE THIRD |
| | REVIEW, IF IT IS NECESSARY TO REJECT THE SUBMITTED PLAN |
| | A THIRD TIME FOR THE SAME REASONS, AN ADDITIONAL PLAN |
| | REVIEW IS REQUIRED. FLORIDA STATUTES STATE: ?WITH |
| | RESPECT TO EVALUATION OF DESIGN PROFESSIONALS? |
| | DOCUMENTS, IF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINDS IT NECESSARY, IN |
| | ORDER TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE AND ISSUE A PERMIT, TO REJECT DESIGN DOCUMENTS |
| | REQUIRED BY THE CODE THREE OR MORE TIMES FOR FAILURE TO |
| | CORRECT A CODE VIOLATION SPECIFICALLY AND CONTINUOUSLY |
| | NOTED IN EACH REJECTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, |
| | EGRESS, FIRE PROTECTION, STRUCTURAL STABILITY, ENERGY, |
| | ACCESSIBILITY, LIGHTING, VENTILATION, ELECTRICAL, |
| | MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND GAS SYSTEMS, OR OTHER |
| | REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED BY RULE OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | COMMISSION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 120, THE LOCAL |
| | GOVERNMENT SHALL IMPOSE, EACH TIME AFTER THE THIRD SUCH |
| | REVIEW THE PLANS ARE REJECTED FOR THAT CODE VIOLATION, |
| | A FEE OF FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF THE PROPORTION OF THE |
| | PERMIT FEE ATTRIBUTED TO PLANS REVIEW. FS 553.80(2)(B)? |
| | |
| | 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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