Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 19020363
Permit Number 19020363
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2019-03-01 10:42:31CODES 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
  
 ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW.
  
 1. PLAN SHOWS EXISTING RENOVATION AND NEW ADDITION
 AREAS. PLEASE CLARIFY. IS THIS AN EXISTING RENOVATION
 THAT IS BEING REVISED, OR IS THIS A NEW PERMIT FOR AN
 ADDITION? THE PLAN REVIEWER DOES NOT SEE AN EXISTING
 RENOVATION PERMIT IN OUR SYSTEM. WPB FBC 107.2.1
 2. PROVIDE RISER DIAGRAM OF EXISTING AND PROPOSED
 SERVICE, 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
 3. SHOW LOCATION OF ELECTRICAL SERVICE AND PANEL ON
 PLAN. WPB FBC 107.2.1
 4. PROVIDE AVAILABLE SHORT CIRCUIT CALCULATION FOR
 SERVICE 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 IS ADEQUATE. NEC 110.9, 110.10; FBC
 RE E3606.3
 5. AFCI PROTECTION SHOWN 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; FBC EX 607.1.1 OR 801.1,
 801.2, OR 901.2 AS APPLICABLE.
 6. PROVIDE ACCURATE 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
 7. 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. WPB FBC
 109.3
 8. NOTE 2 STATES THE 2011 NEC AS BASIS FOR DESIGN,
 WHICH IS NOT THE CURRENT CODE. PROVIDE CORRECTION. FBC
 PREFACE
 9. PROVIDE TAMPER RESISTANT RECEPTACLES PER CODE. A
 NOTE WILL SUFFICE. NEC 406.12; FBC RE E4002.14
 10. PROVIDE CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS WITHIN 10 FEET OF
 EACH ROOM USED FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES. FBC RE R315.1
  
 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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