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| 2018-09-03 10:56:10 | 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. 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 |
| | 2. BE ADVISED THAT GENERATOR AND SWIMMING POOLS ARE NOT |
| | INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE OF THIS PLAN REVIEW. PROVIDE A |
| | BLOCK NOTE INDICATING THE REQUIRED SEPARATE PERMITS AND |
| | PLAN SUBMITTALS FOR THESE SYSTEMS. WPB FBC 105.1, |
| | 107.2.1 |
| | 3. PROVIDE ACCURATE 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. THERE ARE MANY |
| | DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN RISER DIAGRAM AND PANEL |
| | SCHEDULES. A 600 AMP MDP IS SHOWN, A GENERATOR IS |
| | SPECIFIED AS 22KW IN ONE LOCATION AND 30KW IN ANOTHER, |
| | ETC. PROVIDE CORRECTIONS. NEC 215.5, 230, 250.50, |
| | 250.94, 408.30; FBC RE E3706.1, E3608.1, E3609.3; WPB |
| | FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 4. PROVIDE INTERSYSTEM BONDING TERMINATION POINT AT |
| | SERVICE. SHOW ON PLAN. NEC 250.94; FBC RE E3609.3 |
| | 5. IS THIS AREA LOCATED TO THE LEFT OF THE REFRIGERATOR |
| | A COUNTER SPACE? NO COUNTER RECEPTACLE IS SHOWN. |
| | PROVIDE CLARIFICATION AND/OR CORRECTION. NEC |
| | 210.52(C)(1); FBC RE E3901 |
| | 6. LIGHTS OVER MASTER TUB ARE SHOWN AS STANDARD RECESS |
| | LIGHTS. LIGHTING IN BATHTUB OR SHOWER AREAS SHALL BE |
| | SUITABLE FOR DAMP LOCATIONS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC |
| | 410.10(D); FBC RE E4003.11 |
| | 7. LIGHTS IN CLOSET ARE SHOWN AS STANDARD RECESS |
| | LIGHTS. LIGHTING WITH OPEN OR PARTIALLY ENCLOSED LAMPS |
| | AND PENDANT LUMINAIRES OR LAMPHOLDERS SHALL NOT BE |
| | PERMITTED IN CLOTHES CLOSETS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC |
| | 410.16; FBC RE E4003.12 |
| | 8. AREA MARKED AS "STUDY" ON PLAN REQUIRES SMOKE ALARM |
| | AND A CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM WITHIN 10 FEET OF THE ROOM, |
| | AS IT MEETS THE DEFINITION OF A BEDROOM IN THE FLORIDA |
| | STATUTES AND COULD BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE. PROVIDE |
| | CORRECTION. FS 381.065(2)(B)(1); FBC RE 314, 315 |
| | 9. SMOKE ALARMS MUST BE INSTALLED AT LEAST 3 FEET FROM |
| | BATHROOM DOOR, 3 FEET FROM CEILING FANS, AND 3 FEET |
| | FROM ANY MECHANICAL DUCT. PROVIDE CORRECTIONS. FBC RE |
| | R314.3(4), NFPA 72:29.8.3.4 |
| | 10. NOTE 32 STATES THAT RECEPTACLES SHALL BE TAMPER |
| | RESISTANT PER NEC 406.11. THIS CODE SECTION DOES NOT |
| | APPLY TO TAMPER RESISTANT RECEPTACLES. PROVIDE |
| | CORRECTION. NEC 406.12; FBC RE E4002.14 |
| | 11. 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 |
| | 12. 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 |
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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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| | JOHN PEARSON |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6746 |
| | [email protected] |
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