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| 2023-07-13 12:52:55 | I WOULD LIKE TO START THIS REVIEW BY COMPLIMENTING THE |
| | ENGINEERS AND STAFF WHO CONTRIBUTED TO A LARGE AND |
| | COMPLICATED PROJECT. THESE ELECTRICAL PLANS APPEAR TO |
| | HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY PUT TOGETHER, WITH GREAT THOUGHT |
| | AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND THE ELECTRICAL CODES. I |
| | HAVE ONLY SOME MINOR COMMENTS ON CODE COMPLIANCE AND |
| | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR THIS SUBMITTAL. I |
| | HAVE OUTLINED THESE BELOW. |
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| | 1) FAULT CURRENT CALCULATIONS AND SELECTIVE |
| | COORDINATION STUDIES BY THE NATURE OF THEIR PURPOSE |
| | SHOULD BE PROVIDED BEFORE SELECTING AND INSTALLING |
| | EQUIPMENT FOR ELECTRICAL PROJECTS. PLEASE PROVIDE THE |
| | APPROPRIATE AVAILABLE FAULT CURRENT SUPPLIED BY THE |
| | UTILITY AND THE RESULTING FAULT CURRENT CALCULATIONS AS |
| | REQUIRED PER NEC 110.10 AND A NOTE STATING FIELD |
| | MARKING TO BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEC110.24. IN |
| | ADDITION, PLEASE PROVIDE STAMPED SELECTIVE COORDINATION |
| | STUDY IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEC 700.32 FOR THE EMERGENCY |
| | STANDBY SYSTEM. |
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| | 2) SHEET E1.1.3A DETAILS A NOTE 7 ON STATES THERE WILL |
| | BE AN EPO PUSHBUTTON WIRED TO ALL MAIN BREAKERS TO |
| | PROVIDE BUILDING WIDE SHUTDOWN OF POWER. THE RISER |
| | DIAGRAMS AND PANEL SCHEDULES SUBMITTED ONLY DETAIL |
| | SHUNT TRIP BREAKER ON PANEL OSDP. IF SHUNT TRIP |
| | BREAKERS ARE TO BE INSTALLED AS STATED IN NOTE, PLEASE |
| | DETAIL THEM ON ALL RISER DIAGRAMS AND PANEL SCHEDULES |
| | AS APPLICABLE. NEC 215.5 |
| | |
| | 3) SHEET E1.6.2B DETAILS A 50-AMP RECEPTACLE FOR A |
| | MULTI COOKER. PLEASE DETAIL THIS RECEPTACLE AS BEING |
| | GFIC PROTECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEC 210.8 |
| | |
| | 4) SHEET E3.2.2 DETAILS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A FLOOR TO |
| | CEILING WINDOW IN THE LOFT ROOM WITH A LENGTH OF |
| | APPROXIMATELY 24 FEET. PLEASE DETAIL THE REQUIRED FLOOR |
| | OR WALL RECEPTACLES IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEC 210.52 |
| | |
| | 5) ALL SHEETS DETAILING PATIO KITCHENS APPEAR TO HAVE |
| | ONLY ONE SMALL APPLIANCE RECEPTACLE CIRCUIT SUPPLYING |
| | THE COUNTERTOP RECEPTACLES. THE REQUIREMENT IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH NEC 210.52(B)(3) IS TO HAVE TWO SMALL |
| | APPLIANCE CIRCUITS TO FEED THESE COUNTERTOP |
| | RECEPTACLES. PLEASE CORRECT AS APPLICABLE. |
| | |
| | 6) ALL RESIDENTIAL UNIT???S DETAIL REFRIGERATION AND |
| | FREEZER RECEPTACLE BRANCH CIRCUITS SUPPLIED FROM AN |
| | OPTIONAL STANDBY PANEL NOT LOCATED IN THE RESIDENTIAL |
| | PREMISE. PLEASE PROVIDE CLARITY ON HOW THIS IS |
| | COMPLIANT IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEC 240.24(B). DO |
| | OCCUPANTS HAVE READY ACCESS TO ELECTRIC ROOMS AND READY |
| | ACCESS TO FLOORS OTHER THAN WHERE THEY RESIDE? |
| | |
| | NEC 240.24 (B) OCCUPANCY. EACH OCCUPANT SHALL HAVE |
| | READY ACCESS TO ALL OVERCURRENT DEVICES PROTECTING THE |
| | CONDUCTORS SUPPLYING THAT OCCUPANCY, UNLESS OTHERWISE |
| | PERMITTED IN 240.24(B)(1) AND (B)???(2). |
| | |
| | PLEASE BE AWARE THAT MANY LOW VOLTAGE AND OTHER TYPES |
| | OF WIRING ARE NOT INCLUDED WITH THIS PERMIT AND REQUIRE |
| | SEPARATE PERMITS. EXAMPLES OF WIRING SYSTEMS AND OTHER |
| | ITEMS REQUIRING SEPARATE PERMITS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT |
| | LIMITED TO, LOW VOLTAGE WIRING SYSTEMS SUCH AS DAS/BDA, |
| | FIRE ALARM, SECURITY, AUDIO, VIDEO, VOICE, DATA, |
| | ACCESS, AND POOLS, SIGNS, GENERATORS, LANDSCAPE |
| | LIGHTING AND LIGHTNING PROTECTION. |
| | |
| | PLEASE NOTE: SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| | MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
| | |
| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RESUBMITTAL FORM. |
| | |
| | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2020 7TH EDITION |
| | WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA |
| | BUILDING CODE 2020 7TH ED. |
| | FBC EB = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE EXISTING BUILDING 2020 |
| | 7TH EDITION |
| | FBC EC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2020 |
| | 7TH EDITION |
| | FBC RE = FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL CODE 2020 7TH EDITION |
| | NEC = NFPA 70 2017 EDITION, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE |
| | FS = FLORIDA STATUTES |
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| | V/R, |
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| | MICHAEL PETERSON |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | [email protected] |
| | 561-805-6746 |
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