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| 2018-07-31 10:38:30 | 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 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. |
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| | 1.AFCI PROTECTION SHOWN IN NOT CODE COMPLIANT. 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 |
| | 2.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; FBC RE E3603.3 |
| | 3.PROVIDE NOTE THAT THE SERVICE EQUIPMENT SHALL BE |
| | MARKED WITH THE MAXIMUM AVAILABLE SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT |
| | AVAILABLE PER NEC 110.24. |
| | 4.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 |
| | 5.PROVIDE LOAD CALCULATION FOR SERVICE, INCLUDE |
| | EXISTING AND |
| | NEW LOADS TO CONFIRM CAPACITY OF SERVICE IS ADEQUATE. |
| | NEC 215.2, 220, 408.30; FBC RE E3602.2 |
| | 6.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 |
| | 7.PROVIDE RISER DIAGRAM, SHOWING ALL DETAILS OF SERVICE |
| | EQUIPMENT, UNDERGROUND OR OVERHEAD SERVICE, WIRE AND |
| | BREAKER SIZES FOR SERVICE AND FEED TO ANY SUB-PANEL(S). |
| | SHOW GEC SIZE AND SYSTEM, SHOW INTERSYSTEM BONDING |
| | TERMINATION POINT. NEC 215.5, 230, 250.50, 250.94, |
| | 408.30; FBC RE E3706.1, E3608.1, E3609.3; WPB FBC |
| | 107.2.1 |
| | 8.PROVIDE SMOKE/CO ALARMS IN EACH LOCATION REQUIRED PER |
| | CODE. PROVIDE FULL FLOOR PLAN SHOWING ALL EXISTING |
| | ALARMS. IF NONE ARE EXISTING OR NOT TO CODE, SHOW AS |
| | NEW INSTALLATIONS. FBC RE R314.3, R315.1; WPB FBC |
| | 107.2.1 |
| | 9.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. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC |
| | 210.52; FBC RE E3901.2.1 |
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| | 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 E3901.4 |
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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 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, |
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| | PHIL PETTY |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR |
| | 561-805-6742 |
| | [email protected] |
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