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| 2019-11-19 17:04:48 | 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. PLAN STATES THAT THERE IS A UPGRADED 100 AMP SERVICE |
| | ON THIS STRUCTURE. IS THIS A NEW SERVICE, OR IS IT |
| | BEING UPGRADED FROM AN EXISTING SERVICE? PROVIDE |
| | CLARIFICATION. PROVIDE RISER DIAGRAM, 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 |
| | 2. IF THIS IS A NEW OR REBUILT 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. NEC 110.9, 110.10; FBC RE |
| | E3606.3 |
| | 3. SINCE ONCE SERVICE DROP IS PERMITTED PER RESIDENTIAL |
| | ADDRESS, PROVIDE LOAD CALCULAITON FOR BOTH SERVICES TO |
| | CONFIRM THE RATING OF THE SERVICE WIRE IS SUFFICIENT. |
| | NEC 220; FBC RE E3602.2 |
| | 4. ELECTRICAL NOTE NUMBER 8 IS NOT CODE COMPLANT. 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. ELECTRICAL NOTE NUMBER 19 STATES THAT LIGHTING IN |
| | CLOTHES CLOSETS SHALL COMPLY WITH NEC 4/10.8/D/1, WHICH |
| | DOESN?T EXIST. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 410.16; FBC RE |
| | E4003.12 |
| | 6. GFCI PROTECTION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL RECEPTACLE |
| | OUTLETS IN GARAGE, INCLUDING THE GARAGE DOOR OPENER. |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.8; FBC RE E3902.2 |
| | 7. 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 |
| | 8. NOT LESS THAN ONE RECEPTACLE OUTLET, IN ADDITION TO |
| | ANY PROVIDED FOR SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT, SHALL BE INSTALLED |
| | IN EACH SEPARATE UNFINISHED PORTION OF A BASEMENT, IN |
| | EACH ATTACHED GARAGE, AND IN EACH DETACHED GARAGE OR |
| | ACCESSORY BUILDING THAT IS PROVIDED WITH ELECTRICAL |
| | POWER. THE BRANCH CIRCUIT SUPPLYING THE RECEPTACLE(S) |
| | IN A GARAGE SHALL NOT SUPPLY OUTLETS OUTSIDE OF THE |
| | GARAGE AND NOT LESS THAN ONE RECEPTACLE OUTLET SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED FOR EACH MOTOR VEHICLE SPACE. PROVIDE |
| | CORRECTION. NEC 210.52(G)(1), (2), AND (3); FBC RE |
| | E3901.9 |
| | 9. PROVIDE GFCI PROTECTED RECEPTACLE OUTLET FOR |
| | SERVICING OF A/C EQUIPMENT WITHIN 25 FEET OF THE |
| | EQUIPMENT PER CODE. NEC 210.63; FBC RE E3901.12 |
| | 10. FOR A ONE FAMILY DWELLING AND EACH UNIT OF A |
| | TWO-FAMILY DWELLING THAT IS AT GRADE LEVEL, AT LEAST |
| | ONE RECEPTACLE OUTLET READILY ACCESSIBLE FROM GRADE AND |
| | NOT MORE THAN 2.0 M (6.5 FT) ABOVE GRADE LEVEL SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED AT THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE DWELLING. |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.52(E)(1) FBC RE E3901.7 |
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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, |
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| | JOHN PEARSON |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6746 |
| | [email protected] |
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