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2007-03-02 16:47:32 | *** UNSAT ** |
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| 1) NOTE: PLEASE KNOW THAT PERMIT APPLICATION HAS BEEN |
| SUBMITTED AFTER DECEMBER 8TH, 2006 WHICH PLACES |
| PROJECTS UNDER THE NEW CODES ADOPTED BY THE STATE. |
| PLEASE SEE THAT THIS SHALL INCLUDE 2006 REVISIONS TO |
| THE 2004 FBC FOR ALL TRADES AND THE 2005 NFPA-70. |
| PLEASE KNOW THERE ARE CHANGE SIN THE FBC WHICH WILL |
| AFFECT DESIGNS FOR ALL TRADES. |
| PLEASE ALSO SEE ELECTRICAL CHANGES UNDER THE 2005 |
| INCLUDING ANY SECTIONS OF CODES WHICH ARE REFLECTED ON |
| PLANS FROM THE PREVIOUS 2002 NEC. |
| PLEASE LIST THE FOLLOWING FOR THIS REVIEWER AT A |
| MINIMUM. |
| 2004 FBC W/ 2006 REVISIONS. |
| 2005 NFPA-70 |
| 2002 NFPA-72 |
| 2003 NFPA-101 |
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| 2) NOTE: PLEASE SEE MISSING LICENSE INFORMATION AND |
| OTHER INFORMATION ON TITLE BLOCKS FOR LANDSCAPE |
| SHEETS. |
| PLEASE SEE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G1-16.004 AND |
| FS 481.219 |
| THIS IS REQUIRED WHETHER OR NOT COMMENT IS MADE BY |
| OTHER TRADE(S). |
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| 3) NOTE: PLEASE SEE PLANS APPEAR TO SHOW A *D* FOR WHAT |
| IS BEING ASSUMED AS A SMOKE DETECTOR. PLEASE KNOW THAT |
| AS THE SYMBOL LEGEND DOES NOT CORRELATE WITH PLANS IT |
| CAN NOT BE CONFIRMED AT THIS TIME. |
| PLEASE KNOW THAT A MEETING WAS HELD AT THE SOUTHERN |
| SECTION MEETING IN OCT 06 WHERE WE WERE DIRECTLY |
| INFORMED BY NFPA THAT THE USE OF SD FOR SMOKE DETECTORS |
| ON PLANS FOR RESIDENTIAL HOMES IS NOT ACCEPTABLE WHEN |
| THESE DEVICES ANY ACTUALLY FALL UNDER THE DEFINITIONS |
| OF SMOKE ALARMS WHICH WOULD BE SHOWN AS SA/SMOKE |
| ALARMS. |
| THIS INFORMATION WAS NEW TO THIS AHJ AS THE GENERAL USE |
| OF THE SD FOR SMOKE DETECTORS WAS ALWAYS ACCEPTED. BY |
| THE DEFINITIONS AS STATED IN NFPA-72 A SD/ SMOKE |
| DETECTOR IS ONLY A DEVICE WHICH WILL DETECT AND WILL |
| NOT SOUND AN AUDIBLE ALARM. THIS WOULD BE DONE BY |
| HORN/SIREN TYPE DEVICES. PLEASE SEE THE DEFINITIONS OF |
| SA/SMOKE ALARMS; THESE ARE DEVICES WHICH ARE 120V (AS |
| SHOWN) AND WOULD DETECT AND SOUND AN ALARM. THIS IS |
| SOMETHING THAT IS NOW BEING COMMENTED ON OTHER REVIEWS |
| FOR OTHER NEW HOMES. |
| ** PLEASE SEE THAT SMOKE ALARMS ARE STATED IN THE FBC |
| RESIDENTIAL CODE/ FBC AND IN NFPA-72. |
| IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS COMMENT PLEASE DO |
| NOT HESITATE IN CONTACTING THIS OFFICE*. |
| PLEASE SEE NFPA-72 11.5.1.1, 11.8.3 |
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| 4) NOTE: PLEASE KNOW THATTHE PLANS NEED TO LABEL AND |
| PROVIDE ROOM AND ARE DESIGNATIONS ON PLANS AND |
| CORRELATE WITH THE PANEL SCHEDULES SHOWING ALL ROOMS |
| AND AREAS IN WHICH CIRCUITS FEED WILL BE REQUIRED FOR |
| EACH PANEL. PLEASE SEE TEXT WHICH IS TAKEN FROM |
| COMMENTARY IN THE CODE WHICH STATES THE USE OF *GEN LT* |
| ETC IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. |
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| *SECTION 408.4 WAS REVISED FOR THE 2005 CODE TO REQUIRE |
| THAT THE IDENTIFICATION FOR EVERY CIRCUIT SUPPLIED BY A |
| PANEL-BOARD OR SWITCHBOARD BE LEGIBLE AND CLEARLY STATE |
| THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE CIRCUIT IS USED. |
| CIRCUITS USED FOR THE SAME PURPOSE MUST BE IDENTIFIED |
| AS TO THEIR LOCATION. FOR EXAMPLE, SMALL APPLIANCE |
| BRANCH CIRCUITS CAN SUPPLY OUTLETS IN THE KITCHEN, |
| DINING ROOM, AND KITCHEN COUNTERTOPS. IDENTIFYING THE |
| CIRCUITS AS SMALL APPLIANCE BRANCH CIRCUITS IS NOT |
| ACCEPTABLE; INSTEAD, THEY SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED AS |
| ``KITCHEN WALL RECEPTACLES,'' ``DINING ROOM FLOOR |
| RECEPTACLE,'' OR ``KITCHEN COUNTERTOP RECEPTACLES LEFT |
| OF SINK.'' CIRCUIT DIRECTORIES CONTAINING MULTIPLE |
| ENTRIES WITH ONLY ``LIGHTS'' OR ``OUTLETS'' DO NOT |
| PROVIDE THE SUFFICIENT DETAIL REQUIRED BY THIS |
| SECTION.* |
| 408.4, 310.16, 240.4 ETC |
| FBC 106.3.5.4 |
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| 5) NOTE: PLEASE LABEL DEVICES WHICH ARE SHOWN OUTSIDE |
| AS TO WHICH PANEL THEY ARE BEING FED FROM. PLEASE SEE |
| THAT THE OUTSIDE GFI IS BEING SHOWN BY BOTH CONDENSING |
| UNITS YET ONE GFI MAY NOT BE USED TO SERVICE OTHER |
| OWNERS UNIT UNLESS A HOUSE PANEL IS PROVIDED? PLEASE |
| ALSO SEE NOTE FOR SERVICE AS METER/MAIN COMBO PANELS |
| ARE BEING SHOWN YET THE CU'S ARE BEING FED FROM PANELS |
| INSIDE. |
| 210.25 |
| FBC 106.1.2, 106.3.5.4 |
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| 6) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THAT THIS IS CONSIDERED ONE |
| BUILDING AND ONLY ONE ELECTRICAL SERVICE IS PERMITTED. |
| 230.2 |
| PLEASE REVISE SERVICE RISER WHICH MAY INCLUDE TWO |
| METERS FOR THE MULTI-FAMILY BUILDING. |
| PLEASE KNOW ONE THE RISER IS REVISED, REVIEW OF NEW |
| RISER WILL TAKE PLACE. |
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| 7) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THAT THE GROUNDING ELECTRODE DETAIL |
| DOES NOT CARRY THE GROUNDING ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR TO THE |
| REQUIRED FOOTER STEEL BEING LOCATED IN THE BOTTOM OF |
| THE FOOTER AS REQUIRED PER 250.50,250.52. |
| PLEASE SEE ONE NOTE MENTIONS SLAB, ONE SHOWS WALL |
| CONNECTION? PLEASE ADJUST RISER FOR THIS. |
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| 8) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 210.52C1-5. |
| PLEASE SEE UNIT A AS THE COUNTER SPACE GFI DOES NOT |
| SEEM TO SERVE COUNTER FOR WHAT SEEMS TO BE SHOWN AS A |
| PENINSULAR. |
| PLEASE ALSO SEE THAT THE GFI AS SHOWN APPEARS TO BE |
| LOCATED ON THE WALL WHICH IS IN THE DINING AREA. PLEASE |
| ALSO SEE 210.52 AND SEE OTHER UNIT AND GO OVER COUNTER |
| SPACE DEVICES AS ONE OR TWO APPEAR TO BE NEEDED. |
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| 9) NOTE: PLEASE BE SURE ALL SYMBOLS ON PLANS CORRELATE |
| WITH THE SYMBOL LEGEND. PLEASE SEE SOME ITEMS ON PLANS |
| WHICH ARE NOT LISTED. |
| FBC 106.1.2, 106.3.5.4. |
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| 10) NOTE: PLEASE SEE NOTES FORM OTHER TRADES WHICH MAY |
| AFFECT ELECTRICAL PLANS AND SHEETS. |
| PLEASE SEE NOTES FROM ADDRESSING REVIEWER WHICH MAY |
| AFFECT THE TITLE BLOCKS FOR ADDRESSING OF PROJECT. |
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| 11) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE ELEVATION OF THE ELECTRICAL |
| SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT OUTSIDE MUST |
| BE ABOVE THE BFE. |
| PLEASE PROVIDE ELEVATION DETAIL. |
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| 12) NOTE: PLEASE SEE FBC 2004 13-606.1.ABC.1.2.4 FOR |
| ANY RECESSED LIGHTING. |
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| * ** IMPORTANT** |
| ONCE ALL REVIEWS ARE DONE AND PLANS ARE |
| PICKED UP FOR CORRECTIONS, PLEASE BE |
| SURE TO COMPLETELY REMOVE ALL OLD/VOIDED |
| SHEETS AND ONLY INSERT NEW REVISED |
| SHEETS INTO TWO COMPLETE SETS FOR REVIEW |
| AND STAMPING. DO NOT LEAVE ANY |
| OLD/VOIDED SHEETS IN SETS. |
| PLEASE KNOW ONLY ONE SET OF THE |
| OLD/VOIDED SHEETS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED |
| FOR REFERENCE. |
| THIS WILL HELP IN THE REVIEW PROCESS AND |
| AVOID ANY DELAYS. |
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| ** PLEASE BE SURE TO CALL IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR |
| COMMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE TYPED COMMENTS ABOVE. IF |
| THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS WHICH ARE NOT CLEAR IN ANY WAY, |
| NOT UNDERSTOOD OR NOT TYPED IN A CLEAR MANOR, PLEASE DO |
| NOT HESITATE IN CONTACTING THIS OFFICE AND THIS |
| REVIEWER. |
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| DEWEY PALMER |
| ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW II |
| CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPT. |
| CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| 561-805-6717 |
| [email protected] |