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| 2022-04-27 19:05:44 | 04/27/22 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 GENERAL CONTRACTOR OR AN UNDERGROUND UTILITY AND |
| | EXCAVATION CONTRACTOR CANNOT INSTALL A BACKFLOW DEVICE |
| | PER THE 2020 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 |
| | A SYSTEM. |
| | |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE A SEPARATE PERMIT, ONE FOR FIRE WITH A |
| | FIRE SPRINKER CONTRACTOR OR AN I/II/OR IV LICENSE AND |
| | THE OTHER FOR DOMESTIC BACKFLOW FROM A PLUMBING |
| | CONTRACTOR AS MENTIONED BELOW; |
| | |
| | 2. THE FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM REQUIRES A DOUBLE CHECK |
| | DETECTOR ASSEMBLY INSTALLED BY A LICENSED CONTRACTOR |
| | PER THE 2020 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 AND THIS NEEDS TO BE CERTIFIED BY THE UTILITIES |
| | DEPARTMENT. THESE ARE CONTAINMENT DEVICES AS THE CITY |
| | OF WEST PALM BEACH UTILITIES DEPARTMENT HAS |
| | JURISDICTION OVER THEM AND NEEDS TO BE CERTIFIED. |
| | |
| | 3. YOU WILL REQUIRE TWO SEPARATE APPLICATIONS, ONE FOR |
| | THE FIRE AND SPECIFICATION OF A DUAL DOUBLE DETECTOR |
| | VALVE AND THE OTHER FOR ANY REDUCED PRINCIPAL VACUUM |
| | BREAKER WITH THE SPECIFICATION. |
| | |
| | 4. ALL BACKFLOW DEVICES MUST BE LEAD-FREE. LEAD-FREE |
| | (LF) SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE SERIAL NUMBER OR STAMPED |
| | ON THE BODY OF THE DEVICE. ANY DEVICE THAT HAS BEEN |
| | ALTERED AFTER BEING ASSEMBLED BY THE MANUFACTURER WILL |
| | NOT BE APPROVED. |
| | |
| | 5. A SITE PLAN DEPICTING THE PROPOSED BACKFLOW |
| | PREVENTION DEVICE'S GENERAL LOCATION CAN BE DONE BY |
| | GOING TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER WEBSITE, PRINTING OUT A |
| | STRUCTURAL LAYOUT OF THE BUILDING, AND HAND DRAWING THE |
| | METER LOCATION WITH THE BACKFLOW. |
| | |
| | 6. ONE COPY OF THE MANUFACTURER?S SPECIFICATIONS FOR |
| | THE BACKFLOW PREVENTER. THE DEVICE'S MAKE, MODEL, AND |
| | SIZE SHALL BE LISTED IN THE DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK |
| | SECTION ON THE PERMIT APPLICATION. |
| | |
| | 7. DOCUMENTATION THAT THE PROPOSED DEVICE IS LEAD-FREE |
| | WHICH CONTAINS NOT MORE THAN 0.25-PERCENT LEAD. |
| | |
| | WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS, PLEASE INDICATE THE REVISION & |
| | REMOVE ANY VOIDED SHEETS & REPLACE ANY NECESSARY PAGES. |
| | 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 EXPEDITE YOUR |
| | PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION. |
| | |
| | HTTPS://CODES.ICCSAFE.ORG/CODES/FLORIDA |
| | |
| | WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS 2017 FBC CHAPTER; UPON |
| | REQUEST. |
| | |
| | LUIS A. CRESPO |
| | PLUMBING PLAN EXAMINER / INSPECTOR |
| | EMAIL: [email protected] OFFICE: 561 805-6720 |
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