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| 2019-03-29 10:23:07 | 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. |
| | |
| | BE ADVISED THAT A COMPLETE REVIEW WAS NOT POSSIBLE AT |
| | THIS TIME. THE PLANS PROVIDED STATE THEY ARE 80% |
| | DOCUMENTS, BUT IT APPEARS THE ELECTRICAL PORTION IS |
| | LESS THAN THAT. SOME PAGES, SUCH AS E.502A, E.502B, |
| | E.503, E.504A, AND E.504B ARE BLANK. OTHER PAGES THAT |
| | STATE THEY ARE FOR LIGHTING AND POWER ARE MISSING |
| | LIGHTING IN KEY AREAS, NOT EVEN SHOWING THE REQUIRED |
| | MEANS OF EGRESS ILLUMINATION PER FBC 1008.2.1, AND NOT |
| | SHOWING CIRCUIT NUMBERS AND KEY INFORMATION ON POWER |
| | ITEMS. THEREFORE, THE NEXT REVIEW WILL LIKELY CONTAIN |
| | COMMENTS FOR CORRECTION THAT ARE NOT ADDRESSED IN THIS |
| | REVIEW. |
| | |
| | 1. SHEET E.201B, PROVIDE GFCI PROTECTION FOR ALL |
| | RECEPTACLE OUTLETS IN KITCHEN. NEC 210.8(B)(2) |
| | 2. SHEET E.202A, PROVIDE GFCI PROTECTION FOR ALL |
| | RECEPTACLE OUTLETS IN BATHROOM. NEC 210.8(B)(1) |
| | 3. PROVIDE AVAILABLE SHORT CIRCUIT CALCULATION FOR |
| | SERVICE AND DOWNSTREAM PANELS, 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 E3606.3 |
| | 4. PROVIDE NOTES TO INDICATE THE REQUIRED MARKING OF |
| | SERVICE EQUIPMENT FOR ARC FLASH HAZARD WARNING AND |
| | AVAILABLE FAULT CURRENT PER CODE. NEC 110.16, 110.24 |
| | 5. PROVIDE CHART OF INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCES |
| | EXPRESSED IN WATTAGE PER THE FBC ENERGY CODE IN |
| | RELATION TO THE WATTAGE OF THE CONNECTED INTERIOR |
| | LIGHTING PROPOSED TO COMPLY WITH CODE. FOR RESIDENTIAL |
| | AREAS, 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. FBC EC C405.1, C405.4.2 |
| | 6. PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL INTERIOR LIGHTING CONTROLS |
| | STIPULATED IN THE FBC ENERGY CODE. MANY AREAS DO NOT |
| | SHOW THE AUTOMATIC CONTROL REQUIRED. FBC EC C405.2 |
| | 7. PROVIDE VOLTAGE DROP CALCULATIONS TO COMPLY WITH |
| | CODE. FBC EC C405.6.3 |
| | 8. PROVIDE BLOCK NOTE INDICATING COMPLIANCE: ?WITHIN 30 |
| | DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SYSTEM ACCEPTANCE, RECORD |
| | DRAWINGS OF THE ACTUAL INSTALLATION SHALL BE PROVIDE TO |
| | THE BUILDING OWNER, INCLUDING: 1. A SINGLE LINE DIAGRAM |
| | OF THE BUILDING ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND 2. |
| | FLOOR PLANS INDICATING LOCATION AND AREA SERVED FOR ALL |
| | DISTRIBUTION.? FBC EC C405.6.4.1 |
| | 9. PROVIDE RECEPTACLE CONTROL REQUIRED BY ASHREA 90.1: |
| | 8.4.2. PER THIS REQUIREMENT, THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE |
| | AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED: 1) AT LEAST 50% OF ALL |
| | 125-VOLT, 15 AND 20 AMP RECEPTACLES, IN ALL PRIVATE |
| | OFFICES, CONFERENCE ROOMS, ROOMS USED PRIMARILY FOR |
| | PRINTING AND/OR COPYING FUNCTIONS, BREAK ROOMS, |
| | CLASSROOMS, AND INDIVIDUAL WORKSTATIONS. 2) AT LEASE |
| | 25% OF BRANCH CIRCUIT FEEDERS INSTALLED FOR MODULAR |
| | FURNITURE NOT SHOWN ON THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. FBC |
| | EC C405.6.1 |
| | 10. FOR POOL ROOM EQUIPMENT SHOWN ON SHEETS E.205C AND |
| | E.207A, PROVIDE ENCLOSURE TYPES DESIGNED TO PROTECT |
| | AGAINST CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENTS. NEC TABLE 110.28 |
| | 11. SHEET E.207D, PROVIDE GFCI RECEPTACLE OUTLET FOR |
| | POOL PER CODE. NEC 680.22(A) |
| | 12. PROVIDE GFCI PROTECTION FOR ALL ELECTRIC WATER |
| | COOLERS. NEC 422. 5, 422.52 |
| | 13. PROVIDE GFCI PROTECTION FOR DISHWASHERS IN DWELLING |
| | UNITS. NEC 210.8(D) |
| | 14. SHEET E.218 AND E.405, PANEL SWBNHR DOES NOT APPEAR |
| | TO HAVE THE PROPER CLEARANCE TO ALLOW FOR ONE ENTRANCE |
| | TO AND EGRESS FROM THIS SPACE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| | IS NEEDED TO CONFIRM AS THERE IS NO PANEL SCHEDULE FOR |
| | THIS PANEL, OR ANY PERTINENT INFORMATION SUPPLIED. |
| | PROVIDE CLARIFICATION AND/OR CORRECTIONS AS NEEDED. NEC |
| | 110.26(C) |
| | 15. NOTE 5 ON SHEETS E.301, E.302, E.303, AND NOTE 8 ON |
| | SHEETS E.304, E.305, E.306, E.307, E.308, AND E.309 DO |
| | NOT PROVIDE AFCI PROTECTION TO CODE. 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 |
| | 16. SHEET E.505, FEEDER FROM GDP-GEN2 TO ATS ER IS |
| | SHOWN AS A 400 AMP FEEDER. HOWEVER, THIS IS FED FROM A |
| | 600 AMP BREAKER. THE ATS IS ONLY RATED FOR 400 AMPS PER |
| | DESCRIPTION ON PLAN. PROVIDE CLARIFICATION AND/OR |
| | CORRECTIONS AS NEEDED. NEC 110.3, 310.15(B)(16), 701.4, |
| | 701.5 |
| | 17. PROVIDE GROUND FAULT PROTECTION PER NEC 230.95. |
| | 18. SHEETS E.506 AND E.803, SPECIFY WIRES SIZES FOR |
| | GROUNDING SYSTEM TO CONFIRM CODE COMPLIANCE. NEC 250; |
| | WPB FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 19. PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION FOR ALL SERVICES. |
| | NEC 220; WPB FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 20. SHEET E.601, METER CENTER LOAD SUMMARY SHOWS A |
| | TOTAL LOAD FOR MC-1 AS 1,064,094 VA, WITH A DEMAND LOAD |
| | OF 330,120 VA. BUT THE FEEDER TO MC-1 SHOWS A LOAD OF |
| | 840,000 VA AND A DEMAND LOAD OF 294,000, WITH A |
| | DIFFERENT NUMBER OF UNITS SPECIFIED. THERE ARE SIMILAR |
| | PROBLEMS WITH OTHER FEEDER CALCULATIONS. ALL DATA |
| | SHOULD BE CONSISTENT. PROVIDE CORRECTION. WPB FBC |
| | 107.2.1 NEC 220 |
| | 21. THE LOAD CALCULATION PROVIDED FOR HOTEL GUEST ROOM |
| | SUITES USES THE LOAD CALCULATION METHOD FROM NEC |
| | 220.82. FOR THE DEMAND FACTORS IN THIS SECTION TO BE |
| | USED, IT MUST BE A 120/240 OR 120/208 THREE WIRE |
| | (SINGLE PHASE) FEEDER WITH A MINIMUM AMPACITY OF 100 |
| | AMPS. THE LOAD CALCULATION SHOWS THIS AS THREE PHASE. |
| | THE PANEL SCHEDULE ON SHEET E.603 SHOWS THE PANELS AS |
| | SINGLE PHASE. PROVIDE CLARIFICATIONS AND CORRECTIONS AS |
| | NEEDED. NEC 220; WPB FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 22. GUEST ROOM FEEDER DEMAND USES 480 VOLT, 3 PHASE FOR |
| | TOTAL DEMAND CALCULATIONS WHILE OTHER CALCULATIONS ARE |
| | AT 208 VOLT, 3 PHASE. PROVIDE CLARIFICATIONS AND/OR |
| | CORRECTIONS AS NEEDED. NEC 220; WPB FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 23. PROVIDE COMPLETED PANEL SCHEDULE FOR EACH PANEL, |
| | 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. MANY |
| | PANELS SCHEDULES PROVIDED ARE BLANK OR HAVE LIMITED |
| | INFORMATION. NEC 210.8, 210.12, 210.19, 210.20, 215.5, |
| | 408.4 |
| | 24. PROVIDE DETAILS OF SELECTIVE COORDINATION PER NEC |
| | 700.28 AND 701.27. |
| | 25. PROVIDE DETAILS OF ARC ENERGY REDUCTION PER NEC |
| | 240.87 |
| | 26. PER NEC 230.72(B), THE DISCONNECTS FOR EMERGENCY |
| | SYSTEMS SHALL BE LOCATED REMOTELY FROM NORMAL POWER |
| | SYSTEMS. IT APPEARS FROM THIS DESIGN THAT THE NORMAL |
| | POWER FEEDERS AND THE EMERGENCY POWER FEEDERS ARE FED |
| | FROM THE SAME SWITCH BOARDS. PROVIDE CLARIFICATION |
| | AND/OR CORRECTION AS NEEDED. NEC 230.72(B) |
| | 27. 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, |
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| | JOHN PEARSON |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6746 |
| | [email protected] |
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