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| 2018-11-29 15:17:34 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| | WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC 2017 |
| | 6TH ED, CHAPTER 1. |
| | FBC EC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2017 |
| | 6TH EDITION |
| | FBC EX = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE EXISTING BUILDING 2017 |
| | 6TH EDITION |
| | FBC RE = FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| | NEC = NFPA 70 2014 EDITION, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE |
| | FS = FLORIDA STATUTES |
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| | ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW. |
| | |
| | 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. GUEST HOUSE DOES NOT HAVE 2 SMALL APPLIANCE BRANCH |
| | CIRCUITS. 210.52B1 NEC (THIS ITEM HAS NOT BEEN |
| | ADDRESSED. PROVIDE CORRECTION AS PREVIOUSLY NOTED.) |
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| | 2. CORRECTED. |
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| | 3. CORRECTED. |
| | |
| | 4. SMOKE DETECTORS MUST BE MINIMUM 3FT AWAY FROM |
| | BATHROOM DOORS. NFPA 72 29.8.3.4 #6 (THIS HAS NOT BEEN |
| | CORRECTED ON PLAN. BOTH BEDROOM SMOKE ALARMS ARE WITHIN |
| | 3 FEET OF BATHROOM DOOR. PROVIDE CORRECTION AS |
| | PREVIOUSLY NOTED. FBC RE 314.3 #4) |
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| | 5. PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION. NEC 220; FBC RE |
| | R3602.1 (LOAD CALCULATION PROVIDED IS NOT ACCURATE. SEE |
| | FORMAT PROVIDED IN THE FBC RESIDENTIAL. A LOAD |
| | CALCULATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR THE MAIN SERVICE |
| | WHICH INCLUDES ALL LOADS, AND FOR THE SUB-PANEL TO THE |
| | GUEST HOUSE. CURRENTLY, THE GUEST HOUSE PANEL IS SHOWN |
| | AS A 100 AMP RATED PANEL IN THE PANEL SCHEDULE.THIS |
| | PANEL WOULD BE OVERLOADED BASED ON THE LOAD |
| | DESCRIPTIONS PROVIDED WITH THE ADDITIONAL LOADS |
| | REQUIRED THAT ARE NOT SHOWN. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC |
| | 220, 408.30; FBC RE E3602.3 |
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| | 6. COMBINED LOAD CALCS (WHICH AREN'T ACCURATE BECAUSE |
| | OF THE MISSING SMALL APPLIANCE CIRCUITS) EQUAL TO |
| | GREATER THAN A 200AMP SERVICE. TOTAL WAS 214AMPS. |
| | 230.42 AND 220.40NEC (LOAD CALCULATION NOT CORRECT, SEE |
| | NOTE 5, MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE 1500 VA FOR EACH SMALL |
| | APPLIANCE CIRCUIT.) |
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| | NEW COMMENT: |
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| | 7. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT SOME OF THESE COMMENTS HAVE |
| | NOT BEEN ADDRESSED FOR TWO REVIEWS. IF UPON THE NEXT |
| | 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. FOR THIS |
| | PARTICULAR PLAN, THE ADDITIONAL FEE WOULD BE $2,274.00 |
| | FS 553.80(2)(B) |
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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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