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| 2019-05-07 07:05:38 | 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. RISER DIAGRAM PROVIDED BUT NEEDS CORRECTIONS. SEE |
| | NEW COMMENTS. |
| | 2. PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION INCLUDING ALL |
| | LOADS. NEC 220; FBC RE E3602.2 (4TH REVIEW: LOAD |
| | CALCULATION IS NOT ACCURATE, SEE NEW COMMENTS.) |
| | 3. PROVIDE PANEL SCHEDULE INDICATING ANY NEW OR ALTERED |
| | CIRCUITS, THE WIRE AND BREAKER SIZE FOR THESE CIRCUITS, |
| | AND AFCI OR GFCI PROTECTION WHERE APPLICABLE TO COMPLY |
| | WITH CODE. NEC 210.8, 210.12, 210.19, 210.20, 215.5, |
| | 408.4; WPB FBC 107.3.5; FBC RE E3706.2, E3902 (4TH |
| | REVIEW: PANEL SCHEDULE FOR LPP-FF NOT PROVIDED. OTHER |
| | PANEL SCHEDULES NEED CORRECTION, SEE NEW COMMENTS.) |
| | 4. ALL BRANCH CIRCUITS THAT SUPPLY 120-VOLT, |
| | SINGLE-PHASE, 15- AND 20-AMPERE OUTLETS INSTALLED IN |
| | KITCHENS, FAMILY ROOMS, DINING ROOMS, LIVING ROOMS, |
| | PARLORS, LIBRARIES, DENS, BEDROOMS, SUN-ROOMS, |
| | RECREATIONS ROOMS, CLOSETS, HALLWAYS, LAUNDRY AREAS AND |
| | SIMILAR ROOMS OR AREAS SHALL BE AFCI PROTECTED. THIS |
| | INCLUDES LIGHTING AND POWER OUTLETS AND RECEPTACLES. |
| | SOME AREAS REQUIRE BOTH AFCI AND GFCI PROTECTION. |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.8, 210.12; FBC RE E3902 |
| | (4TH REVIEW: NOT PROVIDED.) |
| | 5. PROVIDE AIC RATING OF SERVICE DISCONNECT AND PANEL. |
| | NEC 110.3, 110.9; FBC RE E3606.3 (NOT PROVIDED.) |
| | 6. PROVIDE AVAILABLE SHORT CIRCUIT CALCULATION FOR |
| | SERVICE 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 IS ADEQUATE. NEC 110.9, 110.10; FBC |
| | RE E3606.3 (4TH REVIEW: NOT PROVIDED.) |
| | 7. 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 C405.1, R404.1 (4TH REVIEW: NOT PROVIDED.) |
| | 8. CORRECTED. |
| | 9. PROVIDE SMOKE/CO ALARMS IN EACH LOCATION REQUIRED |
| | PER CODE. FBC RE R314.3, R315.1; WPB FBC 107.2.1 (4TH |
| | REVIEW: NOT PROVIDED.) |
| | 10. PROVIDE TAMPER RESISTANT RECEPTACLES PER CODE. A |
| | NOTE WILL SUFFICE. NEC 406.12; FBC RE E4002.14 (4TH |
| | REVIEW: NOT PROVIDED.) |
| | 11. FOR A ONE FAMILY DWELLING AND EACH UNIT OF A |
| | TWO-FAMILY DWELLING THAT IS AT GRADE LEVEL, AT LEAST |
| | ONE RECEPTACLE OUTLET READILY ACCESSIBLE FROM GRADE AND |
| | NOT MORE THAN 2.0 M (6.5 FT) ABOVE GRADE LEVEL SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED AT THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE DWELLING. |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.52(E)(1) FBC RE E3901.7 |
| | (4TH REVIEW: NOT PROVIDED.) |
| | 12. A MINIMUM OF TWO 20 AMPERE BRANCH CIRCUIT SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED TO SUPPLY KITCHEN COUNTERTOP RECEPTACLE |
| | OUTLET(S). PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.11(C)(1) , FBC |
| | RE E3703.2 (4TH REVIEW: NOT PROVIDED. IN ADDITION, THE |
| | 20 AMP SMALL APPLIANCE CIRCUITS SHALL HAVE NO OTHER |
| | OUTLETS. NEC 210.52(B)(2)) |
| | 13. SEVERAL AREAS DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE WALL SPACING |
| | REQUIREMENTS FOR OUTLETS. RECEPTACLES SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED SO THAT NO POINT MEASURED HORIZONTALLY ALONG |
| | THE FLOOR LINE OF ANY WALL SPACE IS MORE THAN 6 FEET |
| | FROM A RECEPTACLE OUTLET. THE WALL SPACING REQUIREMENTS |
| | FOR KITCHEN COUNTER SPACE STATE THAT RECEPTACLE OUTLETS |
| | SHALL BE INSTALLED SO THAT NO POINT ALONG THE WALL LINE |
| | IS MORE THAN 24 INCHES MEASURED HORIZONTALLY FROM A |
| | RECEPTACLE OUTLET IN THAT SPACE. THE PLAN PROVIDED DOES |
| | NOT MEET THIS CODE IN SOME AREAS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. |
| | NEC 210.52(C)(1); FBC RE E3901 (4TH REVIEW: NOT |
| | CORRECTED.) |
| | 14. PLAN DOES NOT SHOW THE 20 AMP RECEPTACLE IN THE |
| | LAUNDRY REQUIRED PER CODE. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC |
| | 210.52(F); FBC RE E3901.8 (4TH REVIEW: NOT TO CODE.) |
| | 15. CORRECTED. |
| | 16. CORRECTED. |
| | 17. PROVIDE LOCATION OF ELECTRICAL SERVICE ON PLAN. WPB |
| | FBC 107.2.1 (4TH REVIEW: NOT PROVIDED COMPLETELY. WHERE |
| | IS THE METER CAN LOCATED? SHOW ON PLAN.) |
| | 18. 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 |
| | AGAIN 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. FS 553.80(2)(B) |
| | THE ADDITIONAL FEE FOR THIS PROJECT WOULD BE $8,816.04 |
| | |
| | NEW COMMENTS: |
| | |
| | 19. RISER DIAGRAM SHOWS THERE IS A 3 PHASE, 120/240 |
| | VOLT SERVICE. THIS TYPE OF SERVICE WOULD HAVE A HIGH |
| | LEG AND SHOULD BE DESIGNED ACCORDINGLY. IF THIS IS |
| | ACCURATE, MANY LOCATIONS SHOW SINGLE PHASE LOADS ON THE |
| | HIGH LEG OF THE PANELS, WHICH IS A CODE VIOLATION. IF |
| | THERE IS A HIGH LEG SERVICE, PROVIDE DETAILS OF MARKING |
| | OF THE HIGH LEG PER CODE. PROVIDE CLARIFICATION AND/OR |
| | CORRECTIONS AS NEEDED. NEC 110.3, 110.15; WPB FBC |
| | 107.2.1 |
| | 20. IF THIS IS A THREE PHASE SERVICE, THE FBC |
| | RESIDENTIAL DOES NOT APPLY. PROVIDE CLARIFICATION. WPB |
| | FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 21. RISER DIAGRAM SHOWS WHAT APPEARS TO BE PANEL MDB |
| | HAVING CIRCUIT BREAKERS FEEDING LOADS. HOWEVER, THERE |
| | IS NOMENCLATURE AT EACH OF THE BREAKERS THAT INDICATE |
| | THESE ARE FUSED DISCONNECTS. WHICH IS IT? PROVIDE |
| | CLARIFICATION AND/OR CORRECTIONS AS NEEDED. |
| | 22. RISER DIAGRAM SHOWS THE WIRE FROM FPL AS HAVING 4 |
| | CONDUCTORS THE SAME SIZE, AND A CONDUCTOR MARKED ?E?. |
| | IT APPEARS THIS IS AN EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR. |
| | THIS CONDUCTOR SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE SERVICE |
| | DROP. IS THIS SERVICE UNDERGROUND OR OVERHEAD? PROVIDE |
| | CLARIFICATIONS AND/OR CORRECTIONS. NEC 250.6; WPB FBC |
| | 107.2.1 |
| | 23. LOAD CALCULATION DOES NOT MATCH THE METHOD IN FBC |
| | RESIDENTIAL OR THE NEC, WHICHEVER WOULD APPLY DEPENDING |
| | ON SERVICE TYPE. PROVIDE A RESIDENTIAL LOAD CALCULATION |
| | THAT INCLUDES ALL LOADS AND DEMAND FACTORS AS |
| | PERMITTED. THE CURRENT NUMBERS SUPPLIED FOR VA ARE NOT |
| | EXPLAINED, AND THEN THESE NUMBERS ARE DIVIDED BY THE |
| | SINGLE PHASE VOLTAGE TO DETERMINE THE AMPERAGE |
| | REQUIREMENT. SEE NOTES 19 AND 20, IS THIS A 3 PHASE OR |
| | SINGLE PHASE SERVICE? PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION |
| | INCLUDING ALL LOADS TO MATCH THE TYPE OF SERVICE. NEC |
| | 220; FBC RE E3602.2 |
| | 24. PANEL MDB SHOWS 3/0 WIRE FEEDING PANEL LPP-GF, FED |
| | FROM A 250 AMP BREAKER. THIS WIRE IS NOT RATED FOR 250 |
| | AMPS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 310.15(B)(16); FBC RE |
| | E3705.1 |
| | 25. PANEL MDB SHOWS 4/0 WIRE FEEDING PANEL LPP-FF, FED |
| | FROM A 300 AMP BREAKER. THIS WIRE IS NOT RATED FOR 300 |
| | AMPS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 310.15(B)(16); FBC RE |
| | E3705.1 |
| | 26. PANEL LPP-GF SHOWS 14 GAUGE WIRE ON A 16 AMP |
| | BREAKER IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. THIS IS NOT A STANDARD |
| | BREAKER SIZE, AND THE WIRE SIZE IS NOT PERMITTED TO BE |
| | USED ON A BREAKER OVER 15 AMPS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC |
| | 240.4(D), 240.6, 310.15(B)(16) |
| | 27. PANEL LPP-GF SHOWS 10 GAUGE WIRE ON A 32 AMP |
| | BREAKER IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. THIS IS NOT A STANDARD |
| | BREAKER SIZE, AND THE WIRE SIZE IS NOT PERMITTED TO BE |
| | USED ON A BREAKER OVER 30 AMPS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC |
| | 240.4(D), 240.6, 310.15(B)(16) |
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| | END OF COMMENTS. |
| | |
| | BE ADVISED THAT THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF |
| | INFORMATION MISSING ON THE SUBMITTED PLAN. UPON NEXT |
| | REVIEW, FURTHER COMMENTS ARE POSSIBLE. |
| | 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 THE PREVIOUSLY |
| | REVIEWED SHEETS. ONE COPY OF THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED |
| | SHEETS SHOULD REMAIN IN PACKAGE AND BE MARKED OLD |
| | SHEETS. |
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| | SINCERELY, |
| | |
| | JOHN PEARSON |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6746 |
| | [email protected] |
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