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| 2019-12-22 10:22:51 | 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 THE CURRENT PLAN IS SUBSTANTIALLY |
| | LACKING OF INFORMATION. THEREFORE, THERE MAY BE |
| | ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FOR SECOND REVIEW THAT ARE NOT |
| | ADDRESSED IN THIS REVIEW. |
| | |
| | PREVIOUS COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED |
| | SATISFACTORILY ARE MARKED AS CORRECTED. PREVIOUS |
| | COMMENTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED SATISFACTORILY |
| | HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS IN PARENTHESES. ANY NEW |
| | COMMENTS WILL BE LISTED AFTER PREVIOUS COMMENTS. |
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| | 1. CORRECTED. |
| | 2. CORRECTED, BUT FURTHER CORRECTIONS NEEDED BASED ON |
| | SUBMISSION, SEE NEW COMMENTS BELOW. |
| | 3. PROVIDE LOAD CALCULATION FOR SERVICE, INCLUDE |
| | EXISTING AND NEW LOADS TO CONFIRM CAPACITY OF SERVICE |
| | IS ADEQUATE. NEC 215.2, 220, 408.30 (LOAD CALCULATION |
| | IS NOT ACCURATE AND DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL EQUIPMENT. |
| | FURTHERMORE, THE AMOUNT OF VA SPECIFIED FOR MANY OF THE |
| | ITEMS DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO KNOW VALUES. PROVIDE |
| | CORRECTIONS AND MANUFACTURERES SPECIFICATION FOR |
| | EQUIPMENT.) |
| | 4. PROVIDE 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. NEC 210.8, 210.12, |
| | 210.19, 210.20, 215.5, 408.4 (ONLY ONE PANEL IS SHOWN |
| | IN RISER DIAGRAM, BUT IS IS NOT POSSIBLE TO HAVE THE |
| | CIRCUITS FOR ALL THREE UNITS IN THIS ONE PANEL. |
| | ADDITIONALLY, EACH OCCUPANT SHALL HAVE READY ACCESS TO |
| | ALL OVERCURRENT DEVICES PROTECTING THE CONDUCTORS |
| | SUPPLYING THAT OCCUPANCY. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC |
| | 240.24(B)) |
| | 5. PLAN SEEMS TO INDICATE THERE WILL BE A NEW |
| | ELECTRICAL SERVICE. 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. PROVIDE |
| | AIC RATING OF ALL ELECTRICAL SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND |
| | PANELS. NEC 110.3, 110.9, 110.10 (PLAN STATED NEW METER |
| | AND NEW PANEL. PROVIDE AS PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED.) |
| | 6. CORRECTED. |
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| | NEW COMMENTS: |
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| | 7. PROVIDE ACCURATE RISER DIAGRAM THAT IS CODE |
| | COMPLIANT, 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. |
| | THE RISER DIAGRAM SHOULD REFLECT THE REQUIRED PANEL TO |
| | EACH TENANT SPACE. ONLY ONE SERVICE IS PERMITTED BASED |
| | ON LOAD, BUT ADDITIONAL METERS FOR EACH UNIT ARE |
| | PERMITTED IF SO DESIRED. NEC 215.5, 230.2, 250.50, |
| | 250.94, 408.30 |
| | 8. SHOW LOCATION OF ELECTRICAL SERVICE AND ANY |
| | ELECTRICAL PANELS ON PLAN. WPB FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 9. A MINIMUM OF TWO SMALL APPLIANCE BRANCH CIRCUITS ARE |
| | REQUIRED FOR RECEPTACLE OUTLETS THAT FEED THE KICHEN |
| | COUNTER SPACE IN EACH UNIT. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC |
| | 210.11, 210.52 |
| | 10. A MINIMUM OF ONE 20 AMPERE BRANCH CIRCUIT SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED TO SUPPLY BATHROOM RECEPTACLE OUTLET(S) IN |
| | EACH UNIT. SUCH CIRCUITS SHALL HAVE NO OTHER OUTLETS. |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.11(C)(3), 210.52 |
| | 11. PROVIDE GFCI PROTECTED RECEPTACLE OUTLET FOR |
| | SERVICING OF A/C EQUIPMENT WITHIN 25 FEET OF THE |
| | EQUIPMENT PER CODE. NEC 210.63 |
| | 12. AFCI PROTECTION AS 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; |
| | FBC EX 607.1.1 OR 801.1, 801.2, OR 901.2 AS APPLICABLE. |
| | 13. NOTE 6 QUOTES THE 2011 NEC FOR COMPLIANCE OF TAMPER |
| | RESISTANT RECEPTACLES. THE 2011 NEC IS NOT THE CURRENT |
| | CODE. THIS NOTE ALSO QUOTES THE WRONG CODE SECTION, |
| | 406.10, WHICH DOES NOT APPLY. PROVIDE CORRECTIONS. FBC |
| | PREFACE. NEC 406.12 |
| | 14. NOTES 3, 4, AND 5 SPECIFY SMOKE ALARMS, BUT NONE |
| | ARE SHOWN ON PLAN. PROVIDE SMOKE/CO ALARMS IN EACH |
| | LOCATION REQUIRED PER CODE TO CONFIRM COMPLIANCE. FBC |
| | RE R314.3, R315.1; WPB FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 15. SEVERAL AREAS DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE WALL SPACING |
| | REQUIREMENTS FOR OUTLETS. RECEPTACLES SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED SO THAT NO POINT MEASURED HORIZONTALLY ALONG |
| | THE FLOOR LINE OF ANY WALL SPACE IS MORE THAN 6 FEET |
| | FROM A RECEPTACLE OUTLET. THE WALL SPACING REQUIREMENTS |
| | FOR KITCHEN COUNTER SPACE STATE THAT RECEPTACLE OUTLETS |
| | SHALL BE INSTALLED SO THAT NO POINT ALONG THE WALL LINE |
| | IS MORE THAN 24 INCHES MEASURED HORIZONTALLY FROM A |
| | RECEPTACLE OUTLET IN THAT SPACE. THE PLAN PROVIDED DOES |
| | NOT MEET THIS CODE IN SOME AREAS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. |
| | NEC 210.52(C)(1); FBC RE E3901 |
| | 16. PANEL SCHEDULE SHOWS A GARAGE DOOR CIRCUIT, AND A |
| | CIRCUIT FOR LIFT STATION. THESE ARE NOT SHOWN ON PLAN |
| | ANYWHERE. PROVIDE CLARIFICATION AND/OR CORRECTIONS AS |
| | NEEDED. WPB FBC 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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