2008-09-09 11:20:17 | 2004 FBC W/2007 REVISIONS |
| RESIDENTIAL GENERATOR |
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| DENIED BY BUILDING |
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| 1) 2004 FBC 1609.1.3 PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE |
| ANCHORAGE THE GENERATOR TO RESIST THE MOMENT OF |
| OVERTURNING, UPLIFT AND SLIDING. GENERATOR SLAB & |
| ANCHOR REQUIREMENT PLEASE PROVIDE SIZE OF |
| GENERATOR(WXL), PLUS PROVIDE PLANS WITH THE INFORMATION |
| DEPICTING HOLD DOWN BRACKETS, TYPE OF FASTENER, AND THE |
| MINIMUM EDGE DISTANCE THE DEVICE REQUIRES WITHOUT LOAD |
| REDUCTION. SPECIFY DIMENSIONS OF CONCETE SLAB, |
| REINFORCEMENT, ETC. |
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| 2) PLEASE PROVIDE 2 COPIES OF A SITE PLAN. PROVIDE |
| PLANS ENOUGH TO VERIFY LOCATION OF GENERATOR VERSES |
| BUILDING OPENINGS WINDOWS, DOORS OR SOFFIT TYPE VENTS, |
| ETC. |
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| MECHANICAL CODE |
| 804.3.4 HORIZONTAL TERMINATIONS. HORIZONTAL |
| TERMINATIONS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING |
| REQUIREMENTS: |
| 1. WHERE LOCATED ADJACENT TO WALKWAYS, THE TERMINATION |
| OF MECHANICAL DRAFT SYSTEMS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 7 |
| FEET (2134 MM) ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE WALKWAY. |
| 2. VENTS SHALL TERMINATE AT LEAST 3 FEET (914 MM) ABOVE |
| ANY FORCED AIR INLET LOCATED WITHIN 10 FEET (3048 MM). |
| 3. THE VENT SYSTEM SHALL TERMINATE AT LEAST 4 FEET |
| (1219 MM) BELOW, 4 FEET (1219 MM) HORIZONTALLY FROM OR |
| 1 FOOT |
| (305 MM) ABOVE ANY DOOR, WINDOW OR GRAVITY AIR INLET |
| INTO THE BUILDING. |
| 4. THE VENT TERMINATION POINT SHALL NOT BE LOCATED |
| CLOSER THAN 3 FEET (914 MM) TO AN INTERIOR CORNER |
| FORMED BY TWO |
| WALLS PERPENDICULAR TO EACH OTHER. |
| 5. THE VENT TERMINATION SHALL NOT BE MOUNTED DIRECTLY |
| ABOVE OR WITHIN 3 FEET (914 MM) HORIZONTALLY FROM AN |
| OIL TANK |
| VENT OR GAS METER. |
| 6. THE BOTTOM OF THE VENT TERMINATION SHALL BE LOCATED |
| AT LEAST 12 INCHES (305 MM) ABOVE FINISHED GRADE. |
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| 804.3.5 VERTICAL TERMINATIONS. VERTICAL TERMINATIONS |
| SHALL COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: |
| 1. WHERE LOCATED ADJACENT TO WALKWAYS, THE TERMINATION |
| OF MECHANICAL DRAFT SYSTEMS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 7 |
| FEET (2134 MM) ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE WALKWAY. |
| 2. VENTS SHALL TERMINATE AT LEAST 3 FEET (914 MM) ABOVE |
| ANY FORCED AIR INLET LOCATED WITHIN 10 FEET (3048 MM). |
| 3. WHERE THE VENT TERMINATION IS LOCATED BELOW AN |
| ADJACENT ROOF STRUCTURE, THE TERMINATION POINT SHALL BE |
| LOCATED AT LEAST 3 FEET (914 MM) FROM |
| SUCH STRUCTURE. |
| 4. THE VENT SHALL TERMINATE AT LEAST 4 FEET (1219 MM) |
| BELOW, 4 FEET (1219 MM) HORIZONTALLY FROM, OR 1 FOOT |
| (305 MM) ABOVE ANY DOOR, WINDOW OR GRAVITY AIR INLET |
| FOR THE BUILDING. 5. A VENT CAP SHALL BE INSTALLED TO |
| PREVENT RAIN FROM ENTERING THE VENT SYSTEM. |
| 6. THE VENT TERMINATION SHALL BE LOCATED AT LEAST 3 |
| FEET (914 MM) HORIZONTALLY FROM ANY PORTION OF THE ROOF |
| STRUCTURE. |
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| 501.2 OUTDOOR DISCHARGE. THE AIR REMOVED BY EVERY |
| MECHANICAL EXHAUST SYSTEM SHALL BE DISCHARGED OUTDOORS |
| AT A POINT WHERE IT WILL NOT CAUSE A NUISANCE AND FROM |
| WHICH IT CANNOT AGAIN BE READILY DRAWN IN BY A |
| VENTILATING SYSTEM. AIR SHALL NOT BE EXHAUSTED INTO AN |
| ATTIC OR CRAWL SPACE |
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| 401.5 OPENING LOCATION. |
| OUTDOOR AIR EXHAUST AND INTAKE OPENINGS SHALL BE |
| LOCATED A MINIMUM OF 10 FEET (3048 MM) FROM LOT LINES |
| OR BUILDINGS ON |
| THE SAME LOT. WHERE OPENINGS FRONT ON A STREET OR |
| PUBLIC WAY, THE DISTANCE SHALL BE MEASURED TO THE |
| CENTERLINE OF THE |
| STREET OR PUBLIC WAY. TING THE LOCATION OF THE |
| GENERATOR IN RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER STRUCTURES, PLEASE |
| NOTE IF THERE ARE STRUCTURES WITHIN 10'-0" OF THE |
| GENERATOR OPENINGS SUCH AS WINDOWS AND DOORS. |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED. POSSIBLE MECHANICAL |
| ISSUES. |
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| 102.1* WHERE, IN ANY SPECIFIC CASE, DIFFERENT SECTIONS |
| OF THIS CODE SPECIFY DIFFERENT MATERIALS, METHODS OF |
| CONSTRUCTION OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS, THE MOST |
| RESTRICTIVE SHALL GOVERN. WHERE THERE IS A CONFLICT |
| BETWEEN A GENERAL REQUIREMENT AND A SPECIFIC |
| REQUIREMENT, THE SPECIFIC |
| REQUIREMENT SHALL BE APPLICABLE. |
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| 3) A RECORDED COPY OF THE NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT WILL |
| BE REQUIRED. |
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| 4) SPECIFY WIND DESIGN DATA ON THE SLAB AND ANCHORING |
| PLANS 1603.1.4 WIND DESIGN DATA. BASIC WIND SPEED |
| (3-SECOND GUST), MILES PER HOUR (KM/HR). |
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| 5) THE EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED IN AN A5 FLOOD ZONE AN |
| ELEVATION OF 7' 6" TO THE TOP OF THE GENERATOR SLAB IS |
| REQUIRED. |
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| ROBERT MCDOUGAL |
| BLDG. PLAN REVIEW |
| (561)805-6714 |
| [email protected] |