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| 2020-11-30 15:49:56 | PLAN REVIEW / ELECTRICAL |
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| | CHRISTOPHER S. THROOP, C.B.O. |
| | PLANS EXAMINER BUILDING - PX3169 |
| | PLANS EXAMINER 1&2 FAMILY - SFP306 |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DIVISION |
| | TEL: 561-805-6726 |
| | FAX: 561-805-6676 |
| | E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 6TH EDITION W/2017 WEST |
| | PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| | CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION |
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| | 1ST REVIEW |
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| | RESULTS: DENIED |
| | ADDRESS THE ATTACHED COMMENTS AND RE-SUBMIT |
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| | 1. HIGH EFFICACY LAMPS |
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| | 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". |
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| | A NOTE ON THE PLAN WILL SUFFICE. FBC EC R404.1 |
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| | 2. EQUIPMENT SERVICE OUTLETS |
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| | E3901.12 HVAC OUTLET. |
| | A 125-VOLT, SINGLE-PHASE, 15- OR 20-AMPERE-RATED |
| | RECEPTACLE OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED AT AN ACCESSIBLE |
| | LOCATION FOR THE SERVICING OF HEATING, AIR-CONDITIONING |
| | AND REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT. THE RECEPTACLE SHALL BE |
| | LOCATED ON THE SAME LEVEL AND WITHIN 25 FEET (7620 MM) |
| | OF THE HEATING, AIR-CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION |
| | EQUIPMENT. THE RECEPTACLE OUTLET SHALL NOT BE CONNECTED |
| | TO THE LOAD SIDE OF THE HVAC EQUIPMENT DISCONNECTING |
| | MEANS. (210.63) |
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| | 3. 1104.1SMOKE ALARMS IN EXISTING PORTIONS OF A |
| | BUILDING. |
| | WHERE AN ADDITION IS MADE TO A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE OF |
| | A GROUP R OR I-1 OCCUPANCY, THE EXISTING BUILDING SHALL |
| | BE PROVIDED WITH SMOKE ALARMS AS REQUIRED BY THE |
| | FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE OR SECTION R314 OF THE |
| | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, RESIDENTIAL AS APPLICABLE. |
| | FBC- 107.3.5.3 ? PROVIDE SMOKE DETECTORS PURSUANT TO |
| | FBC-R 314.3.1 AS REQUIRED FOR NEW DWELLINGS. |
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| | R314.1 GENERAL. |
| | SMOKE ALARMS SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA 72 AND SECTION |
| | R314. |
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| | R314.3 LOCATION. |
| | SMOKE ALARMS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN THE FOLLOWING |
| | LOCATIONS: |
| | 1. 1.IN EACH SLEEPING ROOM. |
| | 2. 2.OUTSIDE EACH SEPARATE SLEEPING AREA IN THE |
| | IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE BEDROOMS. |
| | 3. 3.ON EACH ADDITIONAL STORY OF THE DWELLING, |
| | INCLUDING BASEMENTS AND HABITABLE ATTICS AND NOT |
| | INCLUDING CRAWL SPACES AND UNINHABITABLE ATTICS. IN |
| | DWELLINGS OR DWELLING UNITS WITH SPLIT LEVELS AND |
| | WITHOUT AN INTERVENING DOOR BETWEEN THE ADJACENT |
| | LEVELS, A SMOKE ALARM INSTALLED ON THE UPPER LEVEL |
| | SHALL SUFFICE FOR THE ADJACENT LOWER LEVEL PROVIDED |
| | THAT THE LOWER LEVEL IS LESS THAN ONE FULL STORY BELOW |
| | THE UPPER LEVEL. |
| | 4. 4.SMOKE ALARMS SHALL BE INSTALLED NOT LESS THAN 3 |
| | FEET (914 MM) HORIZONTALLY FROM THE DOOR OR OPENING OF |
| | A BATHROOM THAT CONTAINS A BATHTUB OR SHOWER UNLESS |
| | THIS WOULD PREVENT PLACEMENT OF A SMOKE ALARM REQUIRED |
| | BY SECTION R314.3 |
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| | R314.4 INTERCONNECTION. |
| | WHERE MORE THAN ONE SMOKE ALARM IS REQUIRED TO BE |
| | INSTALLED WITHIN AN INDIVIDUAL DWELLING UNIT IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION R314.3, THE ALARM DEVICES SHALL |
| | BE INTERCONNECTED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE ACTUATION |
| | OF ONE ALARM WILL ACTIVATE ALL OF THE ALARMS IN THE |
| | INDIVIDUAL DWELLING UNIT. PHYSICAL INTERCONNECTION OF |
| | SMOKE ALARMS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED WHERE LISTED |
| | WIRELESS ALARMS ARE INSTALLED AND ALL ALARMS SOUND UPON |
| | ACTIVATION OF ONE ALARM. |
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| | 4. FBCRE3902.12 ARC-FAULT CIRCUIT-INTERRUPTER |
| | PROTECTION. INCLUDE IN ELECTRICAL NOTES: |
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| | ALL BRANCH CIRCUITS THAT SUPPLY 120-VOLT, SINGLE-PHASE, |
| | 15- AND 20-AMPERE OUTLETS INSTALLED IN FAMILY ROOMS, |
| | DINING ROOMS, LIVING ROOMS, PARLORS, LIBRARIES, DENS, |
| | BEDROOMS, SUNROOMS, RECREATIONS ROOMS, CLOSETS, |
| | HALLWAYS AND SIMILAR ROOMS OR AREAS SHALL BE PROTECTED |
| | BY A COMBINATION TYPE ARC-FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER |
| | INSTALLED TO PROVIDE PROTECTION OF THE BRANCH CIRCUIT. |
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| | WHEN RESUBMITING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. PLEASE, ADDITIONALLY, INSERT |
| | CORRECTED PAGES INTO SUBMITTAL AND LEAVE THE PREVIOUSLY |
| | REVIEWED SHEETS DETACHED. |
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| | PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| | MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
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