Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17110874
Permit Number 17110874
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2018-02-04 14:33:44CODES 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
  
 ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW.
  
 1. BE ADVISED THAT FIRE ALARM, LOW VOLTAGE SYSTEMS,
 DAS, LIGHTNING PROTECTION, GENERATORS, COMMERCIAL HOOD
 SYSTEMS, SIGNS, SITE LIGHTING, AND SWIMMING POOLS
 (WHERE APPLICABLE) ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE OF
 THIS PLAN REVIEW. PROVIDE A BLOCK NOTE INDICATING THE
 REQUIRED SEPARATE PERMITS AND DATA SPECIFICATION SHEET
 SUBMITTALS FOR ANY OF THESE SYSTEMS PRESENT. FBC 105.1,
 107.2.1
 2. PLAN DOES NOT SHOW ADDRESS OF PROJECT. PROVIDE
 ADDRESS ON PLAN SHEETS. FBC 107.2.1
 3. PROVIDE DETAILS OF THE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING CONTROLS
 STIPULATED IN THE FBC ENERGY CODE. MANY AREAS DO NOT
 SHOW THE AUTOMATIC CONTROL REQUIRED. FBC EC 405.2.2,
 405.2.2.2
 4. SHEET E-104 SHOWS LIGHTING ADJACENT TO THE POOL THAT
 APPEARS TO BE WITHIN THE ZONE WHERE LIGHTING IS NOT
 PERMITTED. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 680.22(B)(1)
 5. SHEET E-201 SHOWS A ?GENERATOR LOAD BANK?. PROVIDE
 CLARIFICATION OF LOAD TEST PROCEDURE AND SPECS. WHY IS
 THIS FED FROM PANEL EH1? NEC 110.3, 215.5; FBC 107.2.1
 6. MOST BATHROOMS IN GUEST ROOMS DO NOT SHOW THE
 REQUIRED GFCI OUTLET WITHIN 3 FEET OF BASIN. ALSO, THE
 CIRCUIT SHOWN FOR THE BATHROOM IS SHOWN FEEDING LIGHTS
 OR OUTLETS OUTSIDE OF THE BATHROOM. PROVIDE
 CORRECTIONS. NEC 210.11, 210.60
 7. NOTE 35 OF GENERAL NOTES STATES THAT THE RECEPTACLES
 FOR WATER COOLERS SHALL BE DIRECTLY BEHIND THE WATER
 COOLER, OUT OF SIGHT. GFCI PROTECTION FOR WATER COOLERS
 IS REQUIRED TO BE READILY ACCESSIBLE. PROVIDE FURTHER
 EXPLANATION IN NOTE, OR AT LOCATION OF WATER COOLERS,
 THAT IF THE RECEPTACLE IS BEHIND COOLER, A GFCI BREAKER
 MUST BE USED. NEC 210.8, 422.52
 8. DIAGRAM FOR SERVICE DISCONNECT 2 OF 2 IS CONFUSING
 AND NEEDS CLARIFICATION. THIS IS LABELED AS A FIRE PUMP
 ATS, BUT IS SHOWS AS A DISCONNECT. THERE APPEARS TO BE
 A FEED FROM THE GENERATOR WHICH SHOWS TWO 600 AMP
 BREAKERS TIED TOGETHER, ONE FOR FIRE PUMP AND ONE FOR
 ATS-E. FEED FOR FIRE PUMP NEEDS TO BE INDEPENDENT OF
 ANY OTHER LOADS. FIRE PUMP AND JOCKEY PUMP ARE NOT
 SHOWN ON RISER DIAGRAM. PROVIDE CORRECTION AND
 CLARIFICATION. FBC 107.2.1; NEC 695.4, 695.6
 9. JOCKEY PUMP IS SHOWN AS BEING FED FROM PANEL EH1,
 CIRCUIT 7, 9, 11. JOCKEY PUMP FEED SHOULD NOT COME FROM
 A SOURCE THAT FEEDS LOADS OTHER THAN FIRE PUMP
 ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 695.6
 10. PROVIDE SPECS OF FIRE PUMP CONTROLLER/ATS, FIRE
 PUMP MOTOR, AND JOCKEY PUMP. INCLUDE MOTOR SIZES AND
 AMPERAGE DRAW TO CONFIRM CONDUCTOR SIZING. NEC 110.3,
 695.4, 695.6
 11. PROVIDE GFI PROTECTION FOR MAIN MSB. NEC 230.95
 12. 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.
 ESTIMATED VALUES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. NEC 110.9, 110.10
 13. PROVIDE ACCURATE SIZE OF MAIN BONDING JUMPER. NEC
 250.28(D)
 14. PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION FOR EACH SERVICE.
 LOAD CALCULATION PROVIDED SHOWS DEMAND FACTORS APPLIED
 TWICE, ONCE FOR EACH PANEL, AND THEN AGAIN FOR NUMBER
 OF UNITS. DEMAND FACTORS CAN ONLY BE APPLIED ONCE FOR
 SERVICE. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEMAND FACTORS PERMITTED IN
 NEC 220.84 APPLY TO DWELLING UNITS, WHICH IS DEFINED AS
 A UNIT THAT HAS PERMANENT PROVISIONS FOR LIVING,
 SLEEPING, COOKING, AND SANITATION. MANY OF THE GUEST
 ROOMS DO NOT FIT THIS DEFINITION, THEREFORE, THE DEMAND
 FACTORS COULD NOT BE APPLIED. NO LOAD CALCULATION
 PROVIDED FOR SERVICE 2 OF 2, OR FOR GENERATOR. NEC 100,
 220; FBC 107.2.1
 15. PROVIDE VOLTAGE DROP CALCULATIONS, SHOWING
 COMPLIANCE WITH FBC EC C405.7.3, PROVIDE BLOCK NOTE
 STATING COMPLIANCE WITH FBC EC C405.7.4 AT COMPLETION
 OF PROJECT.
 16. PROVIDE RECEPTACLE CONTROL REQUIRED BY ASHREA 90.1:
 8.4.2. PER THIS REQUIREMENT, THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE
 AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED: 1) 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. 2) AT LEASE
 25% OF BRANCH CIRCUIT FEEDERS INSTALLED FOR MODULAR
 FURNITURE NOT SHOWN ON THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. FBC
 EC 405.7.1
 17. MANY PANEL SCHEDULES PROVIDED ARE MISSING
 INFORMATION INCLUDING LOAD INFORMATION, GFCI
 PROTECTION, AND WIRE SIZES. PROVIDE PANEL SCHEDULES FOR
 ALL PANELS WITH COMPLETE INFORMATION. NEC 215.2, 215.5,
 408.4, 408.30; FBC 107.2.1
 18. PROVIDE DETAIL OF LABELING FOR SERVICE. NEC
 230.2(E)
 19. 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
 20. PROVIDE INTERSYSTEM BONDING TERMINATION POINT AT
 SERVICE. SHOW ON PLAN. NEC 250.94
 21. PROVIDE DETAILS OF COMPLIANCE WITH NEC 240.87
 22. PROVIDE CHART OF INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCES
 EXPRESSED IN WATTAGE PER THE FBC ENERGY CODE IN
 RELATION TO THE WATTAGE OF THE CONNECTED INTERIOR
 LIGHTING PROPOSED TO COMPLY WITH CODE. FBC EC 405.5.2
  
 DUE TO LACK OF INFORMATION OF PLANS PROVIDED, A
 COMPLETE REVIEW COULD NOT BE COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. BE
 ADVISED THAT FURTHER REVIEW COMMENTS ARE POSSIBLE.
  
 END OF COMMENTS.
  
 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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