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| 2020-05-28 13:47:02 | 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. PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION FOR PANEL B. |
| | DEMAND FACTORS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON FEEDERS LESS THAN |
| | 100 AMP CAPACITY. NEC 220.82; FBC RE E3602.2.2.1 |
| | 2. BASED ON THE LOAD SPECIFIED FOR PANEL B, WHEN DEMAND |
| | FACTORS ARE NOT USED, THE PANEL AND FEEDERS WOULD BE |
| | OVERLOADED. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 215.2, 220, 408.30; |
| | FBC RE E3704.1, E3706.1 |
| | 3. CORRECTED. |
| | 4. CORRECTED. |
| | 5. CORRECTED. |
| | 6.CORRECTED. |
| | 7. FEED TO INTERIOR PANEL A FROM DISCONNECT A IS |
| | REQUIRED TO HAVE AN EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR, |
| | SIZED PER CODE. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 250.122; FBC RE |
| | E3704.6, 3607.3.1 (SEE NEW COMMENTS.) |
| | 8. FEED TO PANEL B IS SHOWN WITH ONE # 6 CONDUCTOR. A |
| | NEUTRAL CONDUCTOR AND AN EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR |
| | IS REQUIRED AT THIS PANEL. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC |
| | 250.24(C), 250.122; FBC RE E3704.6, 3607.3.1; WPB FBC |
| | 107.2.1 (SEE NEW COMMENTS.) |
| | 9. CORRECTED. |
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| | NEW COMMENTS: |
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| | 10. THE RISER DIAGRAM PROVIDED IS NOT CODE COMPLIANT |
| | AND IS VERY CONFUSING. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO GIVE |
| | ACCURATE COMMENTS FOR CORRECTION BECAUSE SO MUCH IS |
| | WRONG WITH THIS DIAGRAM. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE |
| | ARCHITECT CONTACT THE REVIEWER TO DISCUSS, OR HAVE |
| | SOMEONE FAMILIAR WITH ELECTRICAL DESIGN DO SO. WPB FBC |
| | 107.2.1 |
| | 11. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT SOME OF THESE COMMENTS HAVE |
| | NOT BEEN ADDRESSED FOR TWO REVIEWS. IF UPON THE NEXT |
| | REVIEW, IF IT IS NECESSARY TO REJECT THE SUBMITTED PLAN |
| | AGAIN FOR THE SAME REASONS, AN ADDITIONAL PLAN REVIEW |
| | IS REQUIRED. FLORIDA STATUTES STATE: WITH RESPECT TO |
| | EVALUATION OF DESIGN PROFESSIONALS DOCUMENTS, IF A |
| | LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINDS IT NECESSARY, IN ORDER TO |
| | ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AND |
| | ISSUE A PERMIT, TO REJECT DESIGN DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY |
| | THE CODE THREE OR MORE TIMES FOR FAILURE TO CORRECT A |
| | CODE VIOLATION SPECIFICALLY AND CONTINUOUSLY NOTED IN |
| | EACH REJECTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EGRESS, |
| | FIRE PROTECTION, STRUCTURAL STABILITY, ENERGY, |
| | ACCESSIBILITY, LIGHTING, VENTILATION, ELECTRICAL, |
| | MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND GAS SYSTEMS, OR OTHER |
| | REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED BY RULE OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | COMMISSION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 120, THE LOCAL |
| | GOVERNMENT SHALL IMPOSE, EACH TIME AFTER THE THIRD SUCH |
| | REVIEW THE PLANS ARE REJECTED FOR THAT CODE VIOLATION, |
| | A FEE OF FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF THE PROPORTION OF THE |
| | PERMIT FEE ATTRIBUTED TO PLANS REVIEW. FS 553.80(2)(B) |
| | THE ADDITIONAL FEE FOR THIS PROJECT WOULD BE $4,150.00 |
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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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