| Date |
Text |
| 2018-09-21 15:50:26 | 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 EB = 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 |
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| | ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW. |
| | |
| | 1. VALUE FOR WORK STATED ON PERMIT APPLICATION APPEARS |
| | LOW. PROVIDE COPY OF SIGNED CONTRACT WITH SCOPE AND |
| | VALUE OF WORK, TO INCLUDE ALL MATERIALS AND LABOR. THIS |
| | IS FOR TOTAL PROJECT, NOT JUST ELECTRICAL. FBC 109.3 |
| | 2. AFCI PROTECTION SHOWN IN NOTE 2 IS 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 |
| | 3. NOTE 4 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 |
| | 4. 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 |
| | 5. IN REFERENCE TO COMMENT 4, NOTE THAT ANY RECEPTACLES |
| | THAT ARE REPLACED WOULD REQUIRE THAT THE RECEPTACLE BE |
| | AFCI AND/OR GFCI PROTECTED, DEPENDING ON LOCATION. |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 406.4(D); FBC EB 607.1.1 |
| | 6. 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 |
| | 7. ARE THERE ANY NEW LOADS TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM? |
| | THIS IS NOT EXPLAINED ON CURRENT PLAN. 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 |
| | 8. MASTER CLOSET SHOWS LED LIGHTS WITHIN 6 INCHES OF |
| | SHELVING. LIGHTING WITH OPEN OR PARTIALLY ENCLOSED |
| | LAMPS AND PENDANT LUMINAIRES OR LAMPHOLDERS SHALL NOT |
| | BE PERMITTED IN CLOTHES CLOSETS. LED LIGHTS MUST BE AT |
| | LEAST 12 INCHES FROM THE NEAREST POINT OF CLOSET |
| | STORAGE. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 410.16; FBC RE |
| | E4003.12 |
| | 9. PROVIDE GFCI PROTECTION FOR DISHWASHER. NEC |
| | 210.8(D); FBC RE E3902.10 |
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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, |
| | |
| | JOHN PEARSON |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6746 |
| | [email protected] |
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