Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 20041038
Permit Number 20041038
Review Stop P
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2020-04-29 07:04:5204/29/20 1ST PLUMBING/BACKFLOW REVIEW**DENIED** WITH
 COMMENTS
  
 NOTE - A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW COULD NOT BE DONE AT THIS
 TIME AND ADDITIONAL PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS MAY BE
 GENERATED UPON THE RE-REVIEW OF SUBMITTED CORRECTIONS.
  
 1. A UNDER GROUND UTILITIES CONTRACTOR MAY NOT INSTALL
 THIS TYPE OF BACKFLOW ACCORDING TO EHE 2017 FLORIDA
 STATUTES 633.102, INSURANCE, CHAPTER 633, FIRE
 PREVENTION AND CONTROL, 3 (A) CONTRACTOR I, II AND V
 ARE THE ONLY ONE'S LICENSED CONTRACTOR WHOSE BUSINESS
 INCLUDES THE EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS REQUIRING THE
 ABILITY TO LAYOUT, FABRICATE, INSTALL, INSPECT, ALTER,
 REPAIR, AND SERVICE ALL TYPES OF FIRE PROTECTION
 SYSTEMS, EXCLUDING PRE-ENGINEERED SYSTEMS. PLEASE PROVE
 PROPER PAPERWORK SUPPORTING YOUR LICENSE FOR THIS TYPE
 OF WORK.
  
 NOTE: AN UNDERGROUND UTILITIES CONTRACTOR IS NOT
 ALLOWED TO INSTALL THIS DEVICE UNLESS HE HAS THOSE
 LICENSE REFERRED
 ABOVE.
  
 2. A GENERAL CONTRACTOR OR AN UNDERGROUND UTILITY AND
 EXCAVATION CONTRACTOR CANNOT INSTALL A BACKFLOW DEVICE
 PER THE
 2019 FLORIDA STATUTES TITLE XXXII CHAPTER 489.105(N).
 PLEASE PROVIDE THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT WITH A VALID
 STATE OF FLORIDA LICENSED CONTRACTOR ALONG WITH AN
 APPLICATION.
  
 FS 489.105 DEFINITIONS.-- AS USED IN THIS PART:
 (1) "BOARD" MEANS THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING
 BOARD.
 (2) "DEPARTMENT" MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND
 PROFESSIONAL REGULATION.
 (3) "CONTRACTOR" MEANS THE PERSON WHO IS QUALIFIED FOR,
 AND IS ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR, THE PROJECT.
  
 (N) "UNDERGROUND UTILITY AND EXCAVATION CONTRACTOR"
 MEANS A CONTRACTOR WHOSE SERVICES ARE LIMITED TO THE
 CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION, AND REPAIR, ON PUBLIC OR
 PRIVATE PROPERTY, WHETHER ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH OPEN
 EXCAVATIONS OR THROUGH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, DIRECTIONAL DRILLING, AUGER BORING, JACKING
 AND BORING, TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGIES, WET AND DRY TAPS,
 GROUTING, AND SLIP LINING, OF MAIN SANITARY SEWER
 COLLECTION SYSTEMS, MAIN WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS,
 STORM SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEMS, AND THE CONTINUATION OF
 UTILITY LINES FROM THE MAIN SYSTEMS TO A POINT OF
 TERMINATION UP TO AND INCLUDING THE METER LOCATION FOR
 THE INDIVIDUAL OCCUPANCY, SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEMS AT
 PROPERTY LINE ON RESIDENTIAL OR SINGLE-OCCUPANCY
 COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, OR ON MULTIOCCUPANCY PROPERTIES
 AT MANHOLE OR WYE LATERAL EXTENDED TO AN INVERT
 ELEVATION AS ENGINEERED TO ACCOMMODATE FUTURE BUILDING
 SEWERS, WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, OR STORM SEWER
 COLLECTION SYSTEMS AT STORM SEWER STRUCTURES. HOWEVER,
 AN UNDERGROUND UTILITY AND EXCAVATION CONTRACTOR MAY
 INSTALL EMPTY UNDERGROUND CONDUITS IN RIGHTS-OF-WAY,
 EASEMENTS, PLATTED RIGHTS-OF-WAY IN NEW SITE
 DEVELOPMENT, AND SLEEVES FOR PARKING LOT CROSSINGS NO
 SMALLER THAN 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER IF EACH CONDUIT
 SYSTEM INSTALLED IS DESIGNED BY A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL
 ENGINEER OR AN AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEE OF A MUNICIPALITY,
 COUNTY, OR PUBLIC UTILITY AND THE INSTALLATION OF SUCH
 CONDUIT DOES NOT INCLUDE INSTALLATION OF ANY CONDUCTOR
 WIRING OR CONNECTION TO AN ENERGIZED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
 AN UNDERGROUND UTILITY AND EXCAVATION CONTRACTOR MAY
 NOT INSTALL PIPING THAT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF A FIRE
 PROTECTION SYSTEM AS DEFINED IN S. 633.102 BEGINNING AT
 THE POINT WHERE THE PIPING IS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR SUCH
 SYSTEM.
  
 3. TWO COPIES OF THE MANUFACTURER?S SPECIFICATIONS FOR
 THE BACKFLOW PREVENTER. THE MAKE, MODEL, AND SIZE OF
 THE DEVICE SHALL BE LISTED IN THE DESCRIPTION OF THE
 WORK SECTION ON THE PERMIT APPLICATION.
  
 4. DOCUMENTATION THAT THE PROPOSED DEVICE IS LEAD-FREE.
  
 5. DOCUMENTATION THAT THE PROPOSED BACKFLOW DEVICE IS
 ON THE APPROVED DEVICE LIST PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY
 OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (USC). PLEASE CONTACT THE
 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITY FIELD CUSTOMER SERVICE AT
 561-822-2240 FOR DOCUMENTED CONFIRMATION THAT THE
 PROPOSED BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE COMPLIES WITH CITY
 REQUIREMENTS.
  
  
 WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS PLEASE INDICATE THE REVISION &
 REMOVE ANY VOIDED SHEETS & REPLACE ANY PAGES AS
 NECESSARY. A TRANSMITTAL LETTER LISTING THE ORIGINAL
 REVIEW COMMENT NUMBER, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE
 REVISION, MADE, IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR SPECIFICATION
 PAGE WHERE THE CHANGES CAN BE FOUND WILL HELP TO
 EXPEDITE YOUR PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED
 COOPERATION.
  
 LUIS A. CRESPO
 PLUMBING INSPECTOR /
 PLUMBING PLAN REVIEW
 AVAILABLE FROM 1:00 PM TO 4:00 PM
 [email protected]
 561-805-6720
  


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