Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 19020686
Permit Number 19020686
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2019-07-30 13:28:16CODES 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. PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION INCLUDING ALL
 LOADS PER THE FORMAT IN FBC RES. THIS SHOULD INCLUDE
 THE AMOUNT DETERMINED FOR GARAGE UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT.
 ALSO, IT APPEARS THE AC LOAD WAS NOT INCLUDED IN TOTAL.
 NEC 220; FBC RE E3602.2 (NOT CORRECTED. LOOK AT THE
 MATH OF THE CALCULATION. A TOTAL OF 20432 WATTS IS
 SHOWN. HOWEVER, WHEN YOU ADD THE TOTAL OF 16,500 FOR
 AC/AHU, 10,000 FOR THE FIRST 10K, AND 10432 FOR THE
 REMAINDER AT 40%, THIS EQUALS MORE THAN 20,432. PROVIDE
 CORRECTION AS REQUESTED.)
 2. PLAN SHOWS THE GARAGE FEED COMING DIRECTLY FROM
 METER CAN AS UNFUSED CONDUCTORS. THIS INSTALLATION
 WOULD MEAN THE MAINS FOR THIS ADDRESS ARE IN 2
 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, WHICH IS A CODE VIOLATION. MAINS
 MUST BE GROUPED. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 230.72: FBC RE
 E3601.7 (MAINS ARE STILL SHOWN IN TWO DIFFERENT
 LOCATIONS. THE RISER DIAGRAM DOES NOT MATCH WHAT IS
 SHOWN ON PLAN. PROVIDE CORRECTIONS.)
 3. RISER DIAGRAM SHOWS A FEED FROM THE METER TO THE
 INTERIOR PANEL WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE GARAGE.
 CONDUCTORS THAT ARE NOT PROTECTED BY A MAIN BREAKER OR
 DISCONNECT ARE NOT PERMITTED TO RUN THROUGH THE HOUSE
 IN THIS FASHION. PROVIDE EITHER A MAIN ON THE OUTSIDE
 OF THE HOME, OR INSTALL THE CONDUCTORS UNDER THE SLAB.
 PROVIDE CORRECTIONS. NEC 230.70, 250.6; FBC RE E3601.6
 (NOT CORRECTED. SEE COMMENT 2.)
 4. WIRE SIZE SHOWN FROM METER CAN TO PANELS IS NOT
 SIZED PROPERLY. WIRE SIZES FROM NEC 310.15(B)(7), OR
 FBC RE E3603.1, CAN ONLY BE USED WHEN THE SERVICE
 CONDUCTOR SUPPLIES 100% OF THE LOAD. SINCE THIS IS NOT
 THE CASE, PROVIDE CORRECTED WIRE SIZE FROM METER CAN TO
 PANELS. NEC 310.15(B)(7) AND (B)(16); FBC RE E3603.1,
 E3705.1 (WIRE TO MAIN PANEL SHOWS THREE 3/0 AND ONE 1/0
 CONDUCTOR, BUT THIS IS NOT A THREE PHASE SYSTEM. THERE
 SHOULD NOT BE A EQUIPMENT GROUND FROM THE METER TO THE
 FIRST MEANS OF DISCONNECT.)
 5. CORRECTED.
 6. CORRECTED.
 7. CORRECTED.
 8. CORRECTED.
 9. CORRECTED.
  
 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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