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| 2017-12-01 15:45:38 | 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, |
| | PART VIII ELECTRICAL |
| | NEC = NFPA 70 2011 EDITION, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE |
| | FS = FLORIDA STATUTES |
| | |
| | ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW. |
| | |
| | MANY PREVIOUS COMMENTS NOT ADDRESSED, OR NOT ADDRESSED |
| | SATISFACTORILY. THE PLAN PROVIDED IS SUBSTANTIALLY |
| | NON-COMPLIANT WITH NEC, THEREFORE, A COMPLETE REVIEW IS |
| | NOT POSSIBLE. I HAVE LISTED AS MANY ITEMS AS POSSIBLE |
| | FOR THIS PLAN, BUT FURTHER COMMENTS ARE LIKELY. |
| | |
| | 1. NOT COMPLIED FROM FIRST REVIEW: VALUE OF WORK STATED |
| | ON APPLICATION APPEARS LOW. PROVIDE COPY OF SIGNED |
| | CONTRACT WITH SCOPE OF WORK AND VALUE STATED. FBC 109.3 |
| | (BE ADVISED THAT ANY PROCESS MACHINERY SHOULD NOT BE |
| | INCLUDED IN THIS VALUE OF WORK, ONLY LABOR AND |
| | MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES.) |
| | 2. NOT COMPLIED FROM FIRST REVIEW: NEC STATES THAT |
| | THERE SHALL BE ONLY ONE SERVICE PER BUILDING WITH A |
| | MAXIMUM OF SIX DISCONNECTS. IT APPEARS YOUR PROPOSED |
| | INSTALLATION EXCEEDS THIS REQUIREMENT. PROVIDE |
| | CORRECTION AND/OR CLARIFICATION. NEC 230.2, 230.71; FBC |
| | 107.2.1 MORE DETAIL IS REQUIRED OF EXISTING SERVICE AND |
| | PANELS TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE WITH NEC. |
| | 3. NOT COMPLIED FROM FIRST REVIEW: PROVIDE MORE DETAIL |
| | IN RISER DIAGRAM INCLUDING EXISTING SERVICE WIRE, |
| | GUTTER, AND CONDUIT SIZES. INCLUDE DETAIL OF GROUNDING |
| | ELECTRODE SYSTEM AND INTERSYSTEM BONDING TERMINATION |
| | POINT. NEC 215.5, 250.50, 250.94 WHY IS THERE A CABLE |
| | TRAY SHOWN ABOVE THE METER CANS? ANY SPLICES MUST BE IN |
| | AN APPROVED GUTTER/WIREWAY THAT IS RATED FOR OUTDOOR |
| | LOCATION. FBC 107.2.1, NEC 300.15 |
| | 4. NOT CORRECTED FROM FIRST REVIEW: WIRE SIZE SHOWN IN |
| | RISER DIAGRAM TO THE 400 AMP PANELS IS 2/0 COPPER. THIS |
| | WIRE IS NOT RATED FOR 400 AMPS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC |
| | 310.15 WIRE SIZE STATED IS STILL NOT RATED FOR 400 AMPS |
| | AND PLAN SHOWS ONLY ONE WIRE FROM METER DISCONNECT TO |
| | PANEL AND ONLY TWO WIRES FROM METER TO METER |
| | DISCONNECT. SIZE WIRE PER NEC. |
| | 5. NOT COMPLIED FROM FIRST REVIEW: PROVIDE THE |
| | ADDITIONAL LIGHTING CONTROLS STIPULATED IN THE FBC |
| | ENERGY CODE. IF THIS IS A CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY, ALL |
| | LIGHTING WILL NEED CONTROLS. FBC CE 405.2.2, 405.2.2.2 |
| | 6. NOT COMPLIED SATISFACTORILY FROM FIRST REVIEW: |
| | PROVIDE LOAD CALCULATION FOR SERVICE, INCLUDE EXISTING |
| | AND NEW LOADS TO CONFIRM CAPACITY OF SERVICE IS |
| | ADEQUATE. NEC 215.2, 220, 408.30 YOU CAN NOT USE |
| | RESIDENTIAL DEMAND FACTORS FOR COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS. |
| | NEC 220 |
| | 7. NOT COMPLIED FROM FIRST REVIEW: 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 |
| | 8. NOT COMPLIED SATISFACTORILY FROM FIRST REVIEW: |
| | PROVIDE NOTES TO INDICATE THE REQUIRED MARKING OF |
| | SERVICE EQUIPMENT FOR ARC FLASH HAZARD WARNING AND |
| | AVAILABLE FAULT CURRENT PER CODE. NEC 110.16, 110.24 |
| | THE NOTE SUPPLIED ONLY STATES LABEL FOR ARC FLASH |
| | HAZARD WARNING. PROVIDE CORRECTION. |
| | 9. NOT COMPLIED SATISFACTORILY FROM FIRST REVIEW: PANEL |
| | SCHEDULES SHOW 2 PANELS NAMED PANEL A AND 2 PANELS |
| | NAMED PANEL B. EACH PANEL NEEDS A UNIQUE |
| | IDENTIFICATION. NEC 408.4, 230.2(E) EXISTING PANEL |
| | SCHEDULES ARE NOT SHOWN. PROVIDE PANELS SCHEDULES FOR |
| | ALL PANELS IN UNIT WITH A UNIQUE NAME FOR EACH. |
| | 10. COMPLIED. |
| | 11. NOT COMPLIED FROM FIRST REVIEW: THERE IS A BLOCK |
| | NOTE THAT INDICATES "CONDUIT AND METAL BOXES SHALL MEET |
| | THE REQUIREMENTS OF NEC 2008". THIS IS NOT THE CURRENT |
| | CODE. DELETE OR CORRECT. FBC PREFACE. |
| | 12. COMPLIED. |
| | 13. COMPLIED. |
| | 14. NEW COMMENT: THE WIRE SIZE SPECIFIED FROM POWER |
| | COMPANY IS SHOWS AS 6/0 WIRE, WHICH DOES NOT EXIST. |
| | DESIGN MUST COMPLY WITH THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, |
| | 2011 EDITION. |
| | |
| | PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT SOME OF THESE COMMENT HAVE 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 WILL BE 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. |
| | |
| | SINCERELY, |
| | |
| | JOHN PEARSON |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6746 |
| | [email protected] |
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