| Date |
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| 2018-08-29 15:42:30 | 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. ONLY ONE SERVICE PER RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS IS |
| | PERMITTED. PROVIDE CORRECTION. WPB FBC 107.2.1; NEC |
| | 230.2; FBC RE E3601.2 |
| | 2. A BUILDING OR OTHER STRUCTURE THAT IS SERVED BY A |
| | BRANCH CIRCUIT OR FEEDER ON THE LOAD SIDE OF A SERVICE |
| | DISCONNECTING MEANS SHALL BE SUPPLIED BY ONLY ONE |
| | FEEDER OR BRANCH CIRCUIT. NEC 225.30 |
| | 3. PROVIDE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM AS REQUIRED FOR A |
| | BUILDING OR STRUCTURE SUPPLIED BY A FEEDER OR BRANCH |
| | CIRCUIT. NEC 250.32; FBC RE3607.3 |
| | 4. FEEDERS THAT SUPPLY A SEPARATE STRUCTURE REQUIRE A |
| | DISCONNECTING MEANS AT THE BUILDING OR SEPARATE |
| | STRUCTURE SUPPLIED. PROVIDE EITHER A MAIN DISCONNECT OR |
| | MAIN BREAKER AT THE PANEL FOR PANEL. NEC 225.31, 225.32 |
| | 5. BE ADVISED THAT THE GENERATOR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE |
| | SCOPE OF THIS PLAN REVIEW. PROVIDE A BLOCK NOTE |
| | INDICATING THE REQUIRED SEPARATE PERMITS AND PLAN |
| | SUBMITTALS FOR THIS. WPB FBC 105.1, 107.2.1 |
| | 6. 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 |
| | 7. PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION INCLUDING ALL |
| | LOADS SPECIFIED IN THE FBC RESIDENTIAL EDITION. SEE |
| | CODE FOR PROPER FORMAT AND ALLOWABLE DEMAND FACTORS. |
| | NEC 220; FBC RE E3602.2 |
| | 8. PROVIDE RISER DIAGRAM FROM MAIN HOUSE WHERE POWER |
| | WILL BE FED FROM, 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 |
| | 9. PROVIDE LOAD CALCULATION FOR EXISTING SERVICE, |
| | INCLUDE EXISTING AND NEW LOADS TO CONFIRM CAPACITY OF |
| | SERVICE IS ADEQUATE. NEC 215.2, 220, 408.30; FBC RE |
| | E3602.2 |
| | 10. 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 |
| | 11. PROVIDE TAMPER RESISTANT RECEPTACLES PER CODE. A |
| | NOTE WILL SUFFICE. NEC 406.12; FBC RE E4002.14 |
| | 12. PLAN SHOWS ONE SMALL APPLIANCE CIRCUIT FOR KITCHEN |
| | RECEPTACLE OUTLETS. 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 |
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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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