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| 2017-12-08 10:07:55 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2014 5TH EDITION |
| | FBC EC = 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 |
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| | ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW. |
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| | 1. PROVIDE FLOOR PLAN FOR ENTIRE DWELLING SHOWING |
| | SMOKE/CO ALARMS IN EACH LOCATION REQUIRED PER CODE. |
| | SHOW ON PLAN ALL EXISTING ALARMS. IF NONE ARE EXISTING |
| | OR NOT TO CODE, SHOW AS NEW INSTALLATIONS. FBC R314.3, |
| | 315.1; FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 2. PLAN SHOWS AN ELECTRICAL J-BOX ABOVE TUB. SINCE THIS |
| | IS ONLY A 9 FOOT CEILING, AND THE RESTRICTED ZONE ABOVE |
| | A TUB EXTENDS 8 FEET FROM THE TOP OF THE BATHTUB RIM, |
| | THIS WOULD BE A VIOLATION. NO PARTS OF CORD-CONNECTED |
| | LUMINAIRES, CHAIN-, CABLE-, OR CORD-SUSPENDED |
| | LUMINAIRES, LIGHTING TRACK, PENDANTS, OR |
| | CEILING-SUSPENDED (PADDLE) FANS SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN |
| | A ZONE MEASURED 3 FEET HORIZONTALLY AND 8 FEET |
| | VERTICALLY FROM THE TOP OF THE BATHTUB RIM OR SHOWER |
| | STALL THRESHOLD. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 410.10(D); FBC |
| | RE 4003.11 |
| | 3. PLAN SHOWS STANDARD RECESS LIGHTS IN HIS AND HER |
| | CLOSETS. HER CLOSET ALSO SHOWS AN ELECTRICAL J-BOX THAT |
| | WOULD APPEAR TO BE FOR CHANDELIERS OR PENDANT FIXTURES. |
| | PER CODE: "LIGHTING WITH OPEN OR PARTIALLY ENCLOSED |
| | LAMPS AND PENDANT LUMINAIRES OR LAMPHOLDERS SHALL NOT |
| | BE PERMITTED IN CLOTHES CLOSETS". PROVIDE CORRECTION. |
| | NEC 410.16; FBC RE4003.12 |
| | 4. PROVIDE COMPLIANCE: "A MINIMUM OF 75 PERCENT OF THE |
| | LAMPS IN PERMANENTLY INSTALLED LIGHTING FIXTURES SHALL |
| | BE HIGH-EFFICACY LAMPS OR A MINIMUM OF 75 PERCENT OF |
| | THE PERMANENTLY INSTALLED LIGHTING FIXTURES SHALL |
| | CONTAIN ONLY HIGH EFFICACY LAMPS". A NOTE WILL SUFFICE. |
| | FBC EC R404.1 |
| | 5. PROVIDE COMPLIANCE: ALL 120-VOLT, SINGLE PHASE, 15 |
| | AND 20 AMPERE BRANCH CIRCUITS SUPPLYING OUTLETS IN |
| | DWELLING UNIT FAMILY ROOMS, DINING ROOMS, LIVING ROOMS, |
| | PARLORS, LIBRARIES, DENS, BEDROOMS, SUNROOMS, |
| | RECREATION ROOMS, CLOSETS, HALLWAYS, OR SIMILAR AREAS |
| | OR ROOMS, SHALL HAVE AFCI PROTECTION. A NOTE WILL |
| | SUFFICE. NEC 210.12; FBC RE3902.12 |
| | 6. PROVIDE TAMPER RESISTANT RECEPTACLES PER CODE. A |
| | NOTE WILL SUFFICE. NEC 406.12; FBC RE4002.14 |
| | 7. PROVIDE LIGHT AND RECEPTACLE IN ATTIC FOR AHU. 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. FBC RE M1305.1.3.1 |
| | 8. OUTSIDE A/C DISCONNECTS ARE SHOWN BEHIND THE A/C |
| | UNITS IN 2 LOCATIONS. PROVIDE CLEARANCE FOR |
| | DISCONNECTS. NEC 110.26 |
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| | END OF COMMENTS. |
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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, |
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| | JOHN PEARSON |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6746 |
| | [email protected] |
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