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| 2020-06-19 09:23:13 | 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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| | 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. PER THE WPB AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC, EACH SHEET OF |
| | PLAN IS REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED BY PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR |
| | THE DESIGN. PROVIDE CORRECTION. FS 481.229; WPB FBC |
| | 107.1, 107.2.1, 107.3.5.1.2 (SEE SIGNATURE COMMENTS. |
| | ALTHOUGH THE EXEMPTION APPLIES AND AN ARCHITECT OR |
| | ENGINEER IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE PLANS, SOMEONE HAS TO |
| | TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND SIGN EACH SHEET OF THE PLAN, |
| | THIS IS THE PERSON DESIGNING THE PLAN AS THE |
| | RESPONSIBLE PERSON. IF AN ARCHITECT OR ENGINEERING FIRM |
| | BLOCK STAMP IS ON THE PLAN, THEN IT MUST BE |
| | SIGNED/SEALED PER FLORIDA STATUTES.) |
| | 2. PLAN SHOWS A TYPICAL RISER DIAGRAM. PROVIDE THE |
| | ACTUAL RISER DIAGRAM OF THE EXISTING SERVICE. SHOW 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 (RISER DIAGRAM QUOTES THE 2008 |
| | NEC AS THE BASIS FOR DESIGN. THIS IS NOT THE CURRENT |
| | CODE. PROVIDE CORRECTION. SEE CURRENT CODES ABOVE.) |
| | 3. CORRECTED, SEE NEW COMMENT BELOW. |
| | 4. PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION FOR SERVICE, |
| | INCLUDE EXISTING AND NEW LOADS TO CONFIRM CAPACITY OF |
| | SERVICE IS ADEQUATE. NEC 215.2, 220, 408.30; FBC RE |
| | E3602.2 (LOAD CALCULATION IS NOT CODE COMPLIANT. SEE |
| | FBC 3602 FOR METHOD OF CALCULATION REQUIRED.) |
| | 5. CORRECTED. |
| | |
| | NEW COMMENTS: |
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| | 6. PANEL SCHEDULE SHOWS A 100 AMP PANEL WITH 164 AMPS |
| | LOAD. RISER DIAGRAM ONLY SHOWS ONE 200 AMP PANEL, IS |
| | THERE ANOTHER PANEL? WHY IS THIS PANEL LABELED UNIT 3? |
| | PROVIDE CLARIFICATIONS AND/OR CORRECTIONS AS NEEDED. |
| | NEC 215.5, 230, 250.50, 250.94, 408.30; FBC RE E3706.1, |
| | E3608.1, E3609.3; WPB FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 7. PLAN SHOWS A NEW TANKLESS WATER HEATER WITH A LOAD |
| | OF 18,000 VA SUPPLIED BY #8 WIRE ON A 40 AMP BREAKER. A |
| | LOAD OF 18,000 VA WOULD DRAW 75 AMPS. PROVIDE CORRECTED |
| | WIRING AND OVERCURRENT PROTECTION FOR THIS WATER |
| | HEATER. NEC 240.4, 310.15(B)(16); FBC RE E3705.1 |
| | 8. ELECTRICAL PLAN DOES NOT SHOW THE NEW MINI-SPLIT |
| | A/C. 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 |
| | 9. PLAN SHOWS A 15 AMP CIRCUIT FEEDING TWO NEW |
| | BATHROOMS. A MINIMUM OF ONE 20 AMPERE BRANCH CIRCUIT |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED TO SUPPLY BATHROOM RECEPTACLE |
| | OUTLET(S). SUCH CIRCUITS SHALL HAVE NO OTHER OUTLETS. |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.11(C)(3) , FBC RE E3703.4 |
| | 10. NOTE 19 REFERS TO THE 2011 NEC FOR AFCI |
| | REQUIREMENTS. THIS IS NOT THE CURRENT CODE AND THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS HAVE CHANGED. 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. |
| | 11. LIGHTING IN BATHTUB OR SHOWER AREAS SHALL BE |
| | SUITABLE FOR DAMP LOCATIONS. PROVIDE CORRECTION OR NOTE |
| | FOR COMPLIANCE. NEC 410.10(D); FBC RE E4003.11 |
| | 12. NOTE 20 STATES THAT RECEPTACLES SHALL BE TAMPER |
| | RESISTANT PER NEC 406.11 FROM THE 2011 NEC. THIS IS NOT |
| | THE CURRENT CODE AND THIS CODE SECTION DOES NOT APPLY |
| | TO TAMPER RESISTANT RECEPTACLES. PROVIDE CORRECTION. |
| | NEC 406.12; FBC RE E4002.14 |
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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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