| Date |
Text |
| 2019-02-22 15:45:00 | 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 EX = 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. |
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| | 1. INDICATE ON PLANS WHICH ROOMS/AREAS SHALL BE WIRED |
| | PER NEC 517.13. |
| | 2. PROVIDE PANEL BOARD BONDING PER NEC 517.14. |
| | 3. PANEL SCHEDULES SHOW DEMAND FACTORS FOR VARIOUS |
| | ITEMS THAT DON'T SEEM TO BE CODE COMPLIANT. FOR |
| | EXAMPLE, SOME LIGHTING IS SHOWN WITH A DEMAND FACTOR OF |
| | 40%, BUT THE PLAN DOES NOT CLARIFY WHAT THESE AREAS |
| | ARE. THIS DEMAND FACTOR CANNOT BE APPLIED TO AREAS OF A |
| | HOSPITAL WHERE THE LIGHTING LOAD IS LIKELY TO BE USED |
| | AT ONE TIME, SUCH AS AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. PROVIDE |
| | CLARIFICATION. ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS THE DEMAND FACTOR OF |
| | 85% APPLIED TO SOME AREAS. WHAT IS THE CODE REFERENCE |
| | THAT PERMITS THIS? ALSO, THE DEMAND FACTORS FOR |
| | RECEPTACLE LOADS IS NOT COMPLIANT WITH NEC TABLE |
| | 220.44. PROVIDE CORRECTIONS AS NEEDED, AND UPDATE LOAD |
| | SUMMARIES TO REFLECT CHANGES. NEC 220; WPB FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 4. SHEET E-701 PROVIDES LOAD SUMMARIES AND SHOWS THE |
| | EXISTING LOADS FOR EACH OF THOSE SUMMARIES. WHERE IS |
| | THIS INFORMATION FROM, HOW ARE THESE EXISTING LOADS |
| | DETERMINED? PROVIDE CLARIFICATION. NEC 220; WPB FBC |
| | 107.2.1 |
| | 5. BE ADVISED THAT FIRE ALARM, LOW VOLTAGE SYSTEMS, |
| | DAS, LIGHTNING PROTECTION, GENERATORS, COMMERCIAL HOOD |
| | SYSTEMS, WALK IN COOLERS, SIGNS, SITE LIGHTING, AND |
| | SWIMMING POOLS (WHERE APPLICABLE) ARE NOT INCLUDED IN |
| | THE SCOPE OF THIS PLAN REVIEW. PROVIDE A BLOCK NOTE |
| | INDICATING THE REQUIRED SEPARATE PERMITS AND PLAN |
| | SUBMITTALS FOR ANY OF THESE SYSTEMS PRESENT. WPB FBC |
| | 105.1, 107.2.1 |
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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, |
| | |
| | JOHN PEARSON |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6746 |
| | [email protected] |
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