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| 2018-10-07 12:48:36 | 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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| | PREVIOUS COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED |
| | SATISFACTORILY ARE MARKED AS CORRECTED. PREVIOUS |
| | COMMENTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED SATISFACTORILY |
| | HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS IN PARENTHESES. ANY NEW |
| | COMMENTS WILL BE LISTED AFTER PREVIOUS COMMENTS. |
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| | 1. MANY AREAS OF THE PLAN ARE SO LIGHT AS TO BE |
| | UNREADABLE. PROVIDE PLANS IN LINE WITH THE WEST PALM |
| | BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC: 107.2.1.4 QUALITY OF |
| | BUILDING PLANS. BUILDING PLANS SHALL BE DRAWN TO A |
| | MINIMUM 1/8 INCH SCALE UPON SUBSTANTIAL PAPER, CLOTH OR |
| | OTHER ACCEPTABLE MEDIUM. THIS POLICY MAY INCLUDE SUCH |
| | THINGS AS MINIMUM SIZE, SHAPE, CONTRAST, CLARITY, OR |
| | OTHER ITEMS RELATED TO RECORDS MANAGEMENT. FBC 107.2.1 |
| | (PLAN PROVIDED HAS SOME DUPLICATE SHEETS WITH |
| | CONFLICTING INFORMATION. REMOVE OLD SHEETS.) |
| | 2. PLAN SHOWS THE 1000 AMP FEED AS (4)400 KCMIL AND A |
| | 2/0 IN AN EXISTING 2" CONDUIT. THE TOTAL AREA OF THESE |
| | WIRES EXCEEDS THE ALLOWABLE SPACE OF 2" CONDUIT, SO A |
| | LARGER SIZE CONDUIT IS REQUIRED. PROVIDE CORRECTION. |
| | NEC CHAPTER 9, TABLE 2 AND 4. (PLAN PROVIDED HAS SOME |
| | DUPLICATE SHEETS WITH CONFLICTING INFORMATION. REMOVE |
| | OLD SHEETS.) |
| | 3. PLAN SHOWS AN EXISTING 1000 AMP PANEL THAT HAS AN |
| | 800 AMP DISCONNECT BEING CHANGED TO A 1000 AMP |
| | DISCONNECT FOR NEW FEED. PROVIDE LOAD CALCULATION FOR |
| | THIS SERVICE TO CONFIRM THE CAPACITY OF THIS IS |
| | ADEQUATE FOR THE ADDITIONAL LOAD. LOAD CALCULATION |
| | SHOULD SHOW THE PROPER DEMAND FACTORS, INCLUDING 100% |
| | OF THE NON-CONTINUOUS LOAD AND 125% OF THE CONTINUOUS |
| | LOAD FOR SIZING OF FEEDERS. NEC 215.2, 220, 408.30; FBC |
| | 107.2.1 (PLAN PROVIDED HAS SOME DUPLICATE SHEETS WITH |
| | CONFLICTING INFORMATION. REMOVE OLD SHEETS. LOAD |
| | CALCULATION NOT PROVIDED FOR MAIN SERVICE AS |
| | REQUESTED.) |
| | 4. PROVIDE LOAD CALCULATION OF NEW PANELS BEING ADDED |
| | TO CONFIRM FEEDER AND OCP IS SIZED PROPERLY. NEC 215.2, |
| | 220, 408.30; FBC 107.2.1 (PLAN PROVIDED HAS SOME |
| | DUPLICATE SHEETS WITH CONFLICTING INFORMATION. REMOVE |
| | OLD SHEETS.) |
| | 5. 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 (PLAN PROVIDED HAS SOME DUPLICATE |
| | SHEETS WITH CONFLICTING INFORMATION. REMOVE OLD |
| | SHEETS.) |
| | 6. INDICATE WIRE SIZES ON PLAN FOR ANY CIRCUITS TO BE |
| | INSTALLED. NEC 215.2, 310.15(B)(16); FBC 107.2.1 (PLAN |
| | PROVIDED HAS SOME DUPLICATE SHEETS WITH CONFLICTING |
| | INFORMATION. REMOVE OLD SHEETS.) |
| | 7. 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 (PLAN PROVIDED HAS SOME DUPLICATE SHEETS WITH |
| | CONFLICTING INFORMATION. REMOVE OLD SHEETS.) |
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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, |
| | |
| | JOHN PEARSON |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6746 |
| | [email protected] |
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