Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 19040464
Permit Number 19040464
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2019-05-17 13:32:46CODES 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. 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
 2. SHEET E-3.4.0 AND E-5.4.0 SHOW A SERVICE FOR PANEL
 S. SITE LIGHTING AND SERVICE SHOULD BE A SEPARATE
 SUBMITTAL. IF THIS IS ATTACHED TO THE BUILDING, THEN
 THE SERVICE SHOULD BE TIED TO THE GROUNDING ELECTRODE
 SYSTEM OF THAT BUILDING. IT SHOULD ALSO BE LABELED AS
 AN ADDITIONAL SERVICE, OR AN ADDITIONAL MAIN. MAINS
 NEED TO BE GROUPED. ADDITIONAL SERVICES NEED TO BE
 LABELED PROPERLY. PROVIDE CLARIFICATIONS AND
 CORRECTIONS AS NEEDED. WPB FBC 107.2.1; NEC 215.5,
 230.2, 230.72, 250.50
 3. LABEL MAINS AND SERVICES PROPERLY. PLAN SHOWS MS-1
 AS MAIN 1 OF 2, BUT IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO HAVE ONE MAIN
 SWITCH. IT APPEARS THAT THIS SWITCHBOARD WOULD INCLUDE
 3 MAINS. PROVIDE CLARIFICATIONS AND CORRECTIONS AS
 NEEDED. WPB FBC 107.2.1; NEC 215.5, 230.2
 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 COMPLIANCE WITH NEC 240.87.
 6. NOTE FOR AIC CALCULATION NOTED AS A DEFERRED
 SUBMITTAL. PROVIDE WHEN AVAILABLE. NEC 110.9, 110.10
 7. PANEL H SHOWS A LOAD OF 222.64 AMPS. THE PANEL
 SCHEDULE STATES THAT THIS IS A 200 AMP PANEL, WHICH
 WOULD BE OVERLOADED. PANEL MDP SHOWS A 200 AMP BREAKER
 FEEDING THIS PANEL. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 408.30,
 408.36
 8. MANY OF THE UNIT PLANS DO NOT SHOW THE LOCAL SMOKE
 ALARMS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. WPB FBC 107.2.1
 9. SHEET E-4.5.0 IS ILLEGIBLE. PROVIDE CORRECTION. WPB
 FBC 107.2.1
 10. PROVIDE NOTE FOR LABELING OF UNIT PANELS. THE
 CURRENT PLAN SHOWS THE PANELS NAMED AFTER THE TYPE OF
 UNIT. THE IDENTIFICATION SHALL INCLUDE AN APPROVED
 DEGREE OF DETAIL THAT ALLOWS EACH CIRCUIT TO BE
 DISTINGUISHED FROM ALL OTHERS. NEC 408.4
 11. MAIN ELECTRICAL ROOM AND ELECTRICAL ROOM ON 3RD
 FLOOR CONTAIN LARGE EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD REQUIRE AND
 ENTRY/EXIT AT EACH END OF THE WORK SPACE. IT APPEARS
 THAT NEITHER OF THE EXCEPTIONS TO THIS REQUIREMENT HAVE
 BEEN MET. PROVIDE CLARIFICATION AND CORRECTIONS AS
 NEEDED. NEC 110.26(C)(2)
  
 AS THIS IS NOT A 100% SUBMITTAL, FURTHER COMMENTS NOT
 ADDRESSED IN THIS REVIEW MAY BE POSSIBLE UPON NEXT
 REVIEW.
  
 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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