Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 18060580
Permit Number 18060580
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 5
Notes
Date Text
2019-05-31 07:38:18CODES 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
  
 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.
  
 1. RISER DIAGRAM PROVIDED BUT NEEDS CORRECTIONS. SEE
 NEW COMMENTS.
 2. PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION INCLUDING ALL
 LOADS. NEC 220; FBC RE E3602.2 (5TH REVIEW: LOAD
 CALCULATION IS NOT ACCURATE, SEE NEW COMMENTS.)
 3. PANEL SCHEDULES PROVIDED BUT NOT CORRECT. SEE NEW
 COMMENTS BELOW.
 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
 (5TH REVIEW: NOT PROVIDED.)
 5. PROVIDE AIC RATING OF SERVICE DISCONNECT AND PANEL.
 NEC 110.3, 110.9; FBC RE E3606.3 (5TH REVIEW, AIC
 RATING OF ELECRTICAL EQUIPMENT STILL NOT PROVIDED.)
 6. CORRECTED.
 7. CORRECTED.
 8. CORRECTED.
 9. PROVIDE SMOKE/CO ALARMS IN EACH LOCATION REQUIRED
 PER CODE. FBC RE R314.3, R315.1; WPB FBC 107.2.1 (5TH
 REVIEW: NOT PROVIDED.)
 10. PROVIDE TAMPER RESISTANT RECEPTACLES PER CODE. A
 NOTE WILL SUFFICE. NEC 406.12; FBC RE E4002.14 (5TH
 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
 (5TH 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 (5TH 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 (5TH 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 (5TH REVIEW: NOT TO CODE.)
 15. CORRECTED.
 16. CORRECTED.
 17. PROVIDE LOCATION OF ELECTRICAL SERVICE ON PLAN. WPB
 FBC 107.2.1 (5TH REVIEW: NOT PROVIDED COMPLETELY. WHERE
 IS THE METER CAN LOCATED? SHOW ON PLAN.)
 18. FOUR TIMES PLAN REVIEW FEE ADDED.
  
 NEW COMMENTS:
  
 19. CORRECTED.
 20. CORRECTED.
 21. CORRECTED.
 22. CORRECTED.
 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. PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION INCLUDING
 ALL LOADS TO MATCH THE TYPE OF SERVICE. NEC 220; FBC RE
 E3602.2 (5TH REVIEW, NOT PROVIDED ACCURATELY.)
 24. CORRECTED.
 25. CORRECTED.
 26. CORRECTED.
 27. PANEL SCHEDULES SHOW 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) (NOT CORRECTED.)
 28. NEW PLAN SHEETS SUBMITTED HAVE THE SAME NAME:
 EL-100.01. PLAN SHEETS NEED TO HAVE DISTINCT NAMES.
 PROVIDE CORRECTION. WPB FBC 107.2.1
 29. PROVIDE SPEC SHEET FOR 32 AMP BREAKER AS THIS IS
 NOT A STANDARD SIZE BREAKER. NEC 240.6
 30. PROVIDE SPEC SHEET FOR 160 AMP BREAKER AS THIS IS
 NOT A STANDARD SIZE BREAKER. NEC 240.6
  
 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.
  
 SINCERELY,
  
 JOHN PEARSON
 ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER
 561-805-6746
 [email protected]
  
  


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