| Date |
Text |
| 2019-12-23 08:32:54 | 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 |
| | FAC = FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
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| | ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW. |
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| | 1. ONLY ONE SERVICE PER RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS IS |
| | PERMITTED. AS THERE IS ANOTHER STRUCTURE ON THIS |
| | PROPERTY, THIS SECOND STRUCTURE WOULD NEED TO BE FEED |
| | FROM THAT ORIGINAL SERVICE. WHILE ANOTHER METER CAN IS |
| | PERMITTED TO BE INSTALLED FOR THIS STRUCTURE, IT MUST |
| | BE FEED FROM THE EXISTING SERVICE, UNLESS ONE OF THE |
| | EXCEPTIONS TO NEC 230.2 APPLY. PROVIDE CORRECTION |
| | AND/OR CLARIFICATION. WPB FBC 107.2.1; NEC 230.2; FBC |
| | RE E3601.2 |
| | 2. PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION FOR MAIN SERVICE, |
| | INCLUDE EXISTING AND NEW LOADS TO CONFIRM CAPACITY OF |
| | SERVICE IS ADEQUATE. NEC 215.2, 220, 408.30; FBC RE |
| | E3602.2 |
| | 3. PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION FOR SERVICE TO |
| | REMODELED STRUCTURE, INCLUDE EXISTING AND NEW LOADS TO |
| | CONFIRM CAPACITY OF SERVICE IS ADEQUATE. THE LOAD |
| | CALCULATION PROVIDED SHOWS A REQUIRED LOAD OF 218 AMPS, |
| | BUT THE SERVICE SPECIFIED IS 150 AMP. THIS IS NOT |
| | SUFFICIENT TO CARRY THE LOAD CALCULATED, BUT IT APPEARS |
| | THE LOAD WAS NOT CALCULATED CORRECTLY. NEC 215.2, 220, |
| | 408.30; FBC RE E3602.2 |
| | 4. 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. |
| | 5. PROVIDE COMPLIANCE: 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. A NOTE WILL SUFFICE. |
| | FBC EC C405.1, R404.1 |
| | 6. PROVIDE GFCI PROTECTION FOR DISHWASHER. NEC |
| | 210.8(D); FBC RE E3902.10 |
| | 7. PROVIDE RISER DIAGRAM OF EXISTING SERVICE. NEC |
| | 215.5; WPB FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 8. PROVIDE TAMPER RESISTANT RECEPTACLES PER CODE. A |
| | NOTE WILL SUFFICE. NEC 406.12; FBC RE E4002.14 |
| | 9. SMOKE ALARMS MUST BE INSTALLED AT LEAST 3 FEET FROM |
| | BATHROOM DOOR, 3 FEET FROM CEILING FANS, AND 3 FEET |
| | FROM ANY MECHANICAL DUCT. PROVIDE CORRECTIONS. FBC RE |
| | R314.3(4), NFPA 72:29.8.3.4 |
| | 10. RISER DIAGRAM SHOWS #4 WIRE FEEDING A 100 AMP |
| | PANEL. THIS WIRE SIZE IS NOT RATED FOR 100 AMPS. |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 310.15(B)(16); FBC RE E3705.1 |
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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, 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, |
| | |
| | JOHN PEARSON |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6746 |
| | [email protected] |
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