Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 18080276
Permit Number 18080276
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2018-10-11 09:54:43CODES 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
  
 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. 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 (NOT CORRECTED. HAND
 WRITTEN NOTES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. THE HAND WRITTEN NOTE
 IS NOT CODE COMPLIANT.)
 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 (NOT PROVIDED, TO BE
 PROVIDED PRIOR TO INSPECTION.)
 3. PROVIDE AIC RATING OF SERVICE DISCONNECT AND PANEL.
 NEC 110.3, 110.9; FBC RE E3603.3 (NOT PROVIDED.)
 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 (NOT PROVIDED.)
 5. PROVIDE GFCI PROTECTION FOR DISHWASHER. NEC
 210.8(D); FBC RE E3902.10 (NOT PROVIDED.)
 6. CORRECTED.
 7. CORRECTED.
 8. A GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM IS REQUIRED TO BE
 ESTABLISHED AT EACH SEPARATE BUILDING OR STRUCTURE AND
 CONNECTED TOGETHER. PROVIDE DETAILS ON PLAN OF
 GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM AND WIRING. NEC 250.32; FBC
 RE E3607.3 (GROUNDING ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR SHOULD NOT BE
 INSTALLED TO SUB-PANEL AT MAIN SERVICE. THE CONDUITS
 FEEDING EACH OF THE SUB-PANELS AFTER THE FIRST MEANS OF
 DISCONNECT SHOULD INCLUDE AN EQUIPMENT GROUNDING
 CONDUCTOR SIZED PER NEC 250.122. PROVIDE CORRECTION.)
 9. PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION INCLUDING ALL
 LOADS. NEC 220; FBC RE E3602.2 (LOAD CALCULATION
 PROVIDED DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL LOADS, DOES NOT INCLUDE
 GARAGE PANEL, LOAD FOR TANKLESS HEATER NOT INCLUDED.
 PROVIDE LOAD CALCULATION FOR ENTIRE SERVICE AS
 REQUESTED. HAND WRITTEN CORRECTIONS ARE NOT
 ACCEPTABLE.)
 10. CORRECTED.
 11. CORRECTED.
 12. NOT ON THIS PLAN.
 13. PROVIDE LOCATION OF METER CAN AND PANEL ON PLAN.
 WPB FBC 107.2.1 (LOCATION OF METER AND SERVICE
 DISCONNECTS NOT SHOWN.)
 14. 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
 (NOT PROVIDED.)
 15. ELECTRICAL PLAN IS REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED BY PERSON
 RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN. PROVIDE CORRECTION. FS
 481.229; WPB FBC 107.2.1, 107.3.5.1.2 (NOT PROVIDED.
 EACH SHEET SUPPLIED AS PART OF PLAN MUST BEAR THE
 PRINTED NAME AND SIGNATURE OF THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE
 FOR THE DESIGN. IF THAT PERSON IS LICENSED, IT MUST
 ALSO INCLUDE THAT LICENSE NUMBER.)
 16. CORRECTED.
 17. CORRECTED.
 18. CORRECTED.
 19. PROVIDE TAMPER RESISTANT RECEPTACLES PER CODE. A
 NOTE WILL SUFFICE. NEC 406.12; FBC RE E4002.14 (NOT
 PROVIDED.)
 20. NOT ON THIS PLAN.
 21. A GFCI PROTECTED RECEPTACLE OUTLET ON A 20 AMP
 CIRCUIT IS REQUIRED WITHIN 3 FEET OF EACH BASIN.
 PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.11(C)(3), 210.52(D); FBC RE
 E3703.4, E3901.6 (NOT CORRECTED.)
 22. GFCI PROTECTION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL RECEPTACLE
 OUTLETS IN GARAGE. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.8; FBC
 RE E3902.2 (INCLUDES GARAGE DOOR OPENER, NOT
 CORRECTED.)
 23. PROVIDE WEATHER PROOF GFCI PROTECTED RECEPTACLE
 OUTLET FOR EACH BALCONY ACCESSIBLE FROM THE DWELLING
 UNIT. NEC 210.52(E)(3); FBC RE E3901.7 (NOT PROVIDED.)
  
 NEW COMMENTS:
  
 24. NEW RISER PROVIDED SHOWS 4/0 ALUMINUM WIRE FROM
 METER TO SERVICE DISCONNECT AND FROM SERVICE DISCONNECT
 TO INTERIOR PANELS. THIS WIRE SIZE IS NOT RATED FOR 200
 AMPS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 310.15(B)(16); FBC RE
 E3705.1
 25. FEED TO INTERIOR PANELS FROM SERVICE DISCONNECT IS
 REQUIRED TO HAVE AN EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR,
 SIZED PER CODE. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 250.122; FBC RE
 E3704.6, 3607.3.1
 26. SPECIFY WIRE AND CONDUIT SIZE FOR OVERHEAD MAST TO
 FPL. WPB FBC 107.2.1; NEC 310.15(B)(7); FBC RE E3603.1
 27. GROUNDING ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR SHOULD NOT BE WIRED
 TO METER CAN AND SERVICE DISCONNECT AND INTERIOR PANEL.
 IT IS CONNECTED AT EITHER THE METER CAN OF THE FIRST
 MEANS OF DISCONNECT. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 250.6
  
  
  
 END OF COMMENTS.
  
 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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