Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 07040621
Permit Number 07040621
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2007-08-25 16:54:222007-08-25 16:54:22
  
 *** DENIED 2ND REVIEW ***
  
 PALM HEALTH CARE
 PHASE 3 INTERIOR BUILD OUT.
  
  
 ** PLEASE SEE THERE NOTES FROM PREVIOUS REVIEW ARE
 STILL IN NEED OF ADDRESSING ALONG WITH SOME NEW
 COMMENTS BASED ON INFORMATION NOW PLACED ON PLANS OR
 INFORMATION NOW SUBMITTED WHICH WAS NOT ON PREVIOUS
 PLANS.
  
 ** THERE ARE STILL ITEMS WHICH WERE NOT SUBMITTED;
 THEREFORE A REVIEW FOR CODE COMPLIANCE CAN NOT BE DONE.
 WHEN INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED IS NOT SUBMITTED
 AND A REVIEW OF THOSE ITEMS CAN NOT BE DONE, THEN MORE
 OFTEN THAN NOT THERE ARE NEW COMMENTS TWO, THREE OR
 FOUR REVIEWS LATER AS THE INFORMATION WAS NEVER
 SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW. PLEASE SEE NOTES BELOW. (#3)
  
  
 1) NOTE:THIS NOTE WILL REMAIN FROM PREVIOUS REVIEW AS
 THE SHELL PLANS HAVE NOT YET BEEN PERMITTED AND CHANGES
 WILL BE FORTH COMING BASED ON COMMENTS FROM THIS REVIEW
 AND PREVIOUS REVIEW ON SHELL PERMIT REVIEW.
 PLEASE KNOW THAT IT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO COORDINATE
 PLANS WITH THE PLANS WHICH WERE SUBMITTED FOR SHELL
 BUILDING AND ADDITION.
 FBC 106.3.5.1.2, 106.1.2
  
 2) NOTE:PLEASE SEE THIS IS THE 2ND REQUEST: PLEASE
 SEE THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS SUBMITTED FOR THE BUILD OUT
 OF SPACE.
 PLEASE SEE THAT THE RESPONSE LETTER MENTIONS THESE WILL
 BE SUBMITTED AND DONE HOWEVER PLEASE SUBMIT *TWO*
 COMPLETE SETS OF ENERGY CALCULATIONS, SIGNED DATED AND
 SEALED BY THE RESPONSIBLE DESIGNER(S) OF RECORD AS
 REQUIRED PER FBC 13-103.1.1.1 , FAC 61G15-23.002, FS
 471.025, 481.221.
  
 PLEASE KNOW THAT BASED ON THE BUILD OUT BEING SUBMITTED
 FOR PERMIT, THE KNOWN ENERGY CONSUMPTION ETC AND METHOD
 FOR SHELL PERMIT WOULD CHANGE.
 PLEASE BE SURE TO COORDINATE ALL FIXTURES, FIXTURE
 WATTAGES, TYPE OF FIXTURES, CONTROLS AND NUMBER OF
 FIXTURES BETWEEN PLANS AND ENERGY CALCULATIONS. AS THE
 CONTROLS AND AREAS ON THE PLANS MAY CHANGE THIS MAY
 AFFECT THE CALCULATIONS. .
 PLEASE SEE ELECTRIC TYPE WATER HEATERS FOR EXAMPLE ARE
 BEING SHOWN ON THE IDR, YET THE PLANS DO NOT SHOW
 THIS?
 PLEASE SUBMIT AND SHOW DETAILED CODE COMPLIANCE FOR
 LIGHTING CONTROLS AS REQUIRED PER CHAPTER 13 OF THE
 2004 FBC. PLEASE SEE THAT SOME REFERENCES TO A LIGHTING
 CONTROL PANEL IS BEING NOTED HOWEVER THERE ARE TOO MANY
 AREAS WHICH ARE MISSING THE REQUIRED OVER RIDES FOR
 SPACES AND ZONES. PLEASE KNOW THAT ONE LIGHTING CONTROL
 PANEL MAY NOT FEED TWO FLOORS AS THE LCP SUBMITTED
 INDICATES.
  
 PLEASE SEE THE ELECTRICAL LIGHTING PLANS SUBMITTED ARE
 NOT COMPLETE WITH LIGHTING CONTROLS NOT ONLY REQUIRED
 PER CHAPTER 13, BUT MANY ROOMS AND AREAS DO NOT
 INDICATE ANY CONTROL FOR LIGHTING AT ALL. SOME
 LOCATIONS SHOWS A SYMBOL FOR A SWITCH HOWEVER MOST DO
 NOT SHOW ANY DEVICES
 PLEASE KNOW THAT STATING ONE NOTE (#5) WHICH MENTIONS
 OCCUPANCY DEVICE REQUIRED, DOES NOT SHOW CODE
 COMPLIANCE.
 PLEASE SHOW SCHEDULE IF A SYSTEM IS DESIGNED, OR
 INSTALLED. PLEASE INDICATE ALL MAXIMUM TIMES ON OVER
 RIDE DEVICES; PLEASE SHOW ALL DEVICES ON PLANS SO THAT
 COVERAGE FOR CODE COMPLIANCE AND SPACE CONTROLS CAN BE
 REVIEWED.
 13-415.1.ABC.1.1, .1.2, .1.3. 13-415.1.AB.1.1,
 13-415.2
 PLEASE PROVIDE WORST CASE VOLTAGE DROP FOR
 BRANCH/CIRCUITS AND FEEDERS PER 13-413.1ABC.1.1, .1.2.
 THE VD FOR FEEDERS WERE LOCATED ON THE RISER HOWEVER
 PLEASE CLARIFY WHERE THE WORST CASE FOR BRANCH
 CIRCUIT(S) ARE SHOWN.
 THIS INFORMATION IS REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED, DATED AND
 SEALED BY THE RESPONSIBLE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL ALONG
 WITH TITLE BLOCK INFORMATION ON PLANS AND SHEETS.
 13-103.1.1.1
  
 ** PLEASE KNOW AT THIS TIME PLANS DO NOT INDICATE
 COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2004 FBC CHAPTER 13 AND MANY ITEMS
 REQUIRED FOR REVIEW ARE MISSING. PLEASE KNOW THERE MAY
 BE NEW COMMENTS ON THE FOLLOWING REVIEW AS INFORMATION
 WAS NOT SUBMITTED.
 PLEASE SEE CHAPTER 13 IN THE 2004 FBC .
  
 3) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE PREVIOUS REVIEW REQUESTED
 PHOTO-METRICS. SOME OF THESE WERE ADDED HOWEVER NEED
 LEVELS UNDER NORMAL AND EMERGENCY CONDITIONS. FLORIDA
 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G15-33.004
 ** PREVIOUS REVIEW NOTE: PLEASE SEE THAT THE PLANS ARE
 MISSING THE REQUIRED EGRESS PHOTO-METRICS AS PREVIOUSLY
 REQUESTED ON SHELL/ADDITION PLANS. AS THE
 SHELL/ADDITION PLANS ARE NOT ISSUED AT THIS TIME AND DO
 NOT INDICATE COMPLIANCE, PLEASE SUBMIT THE REQUIRED PER
 NFPA-101 7.8.1.3, 7.9.2.2
 PLEASE ALSO SEE THE MULTI-USE BATHROOMS WILL BE
 REQUIRED TO CONTAIN A BATTERY BACK UP FIXTURE OF SOME
 TYPE.
 PLEASE SEE NOTES UNDER MAIN BUILDING SHELL/ADDITION
 PERMIT.
  
 4) NOTE:PLEASE SEE THE RISER HAS NOW BEEN COMPLETELY
 CHANGED AND REVISED AND HAD CREATED SOME NEW COMMENTS.
 THERE ARE ALSO SOME COMMENTS WHICH STILL REMAIN FROM
 PREVIOUS REVIEW.
 PLEASE SEE THE RISER NOW SHOWS TWO NEW 400AMP MAINS
 FROM THE SUPPOSED EXISTING GUTTER FEEDING A NEW GUTTER.
 NO INFORMATION FOR THESE MAINS WAS SUBMITTED. NO TAP
 CONDUCTOR SIZES FROM THE EXISTING GUTTER, NOT
 CONDUCTORS FROM THE MAINS TO THE NEW GUTTER. (240.21,
 240.4, 310.16) PLEASE VERIFY THE RISER AS THIS SHOWS NO
 METERING DEVICES ON THESE TWO MAINS. PLEASE OBTAIN
 INFORMATION FROM FPL.
 PREVIOUS NOTE # 5 REQUESTED THE RISER TO BE COMPLETE
 FOR ALL INFORMATION.
  
 5) NOTE: PLEASE SEE AIC RATINGS ARE NOT SUBMITTED FOR
 ALL EQUIPMENT AS REQUESTED ON THE PREVIOUS REVIEW.
 STATING THE AVAILABLE FAULT CURRENT AT MOST LOCATIONS
 ON THE RISER IS FINE HOWEVER THIS DOES NOT GIVE THE
 INFORMATION FOR THE REQUIRED MINIMUM RATINGS FOR
 EQUIPMENT.
 110.9
 FBC 106.3.5.1.2
 **REQUESTED ON PREVIOUS REVIEW NOTE # 5
  
 6) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE RISER NOW SHOWS THE *GROUNDING
 ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR* AFTER THE FIRST MEANS OF
 DISCONNECT WHICH IS NOT PERMITTED AND NOT INSTALLED AS
 THE CODE REQUIRES PER 250.6, 250.24, 250.50 ETC. PLEASE
 SEE THIS WAS REQUESTED ON THE PREVIOUS REVIEW NOTE #5
  
 7) NOTE: PLEASE SEE MISSING *EQUIPMENT GROUNDING
 CONDUCTORS AFTER THE FIRST MEANS OF DISCONNECT AS
 REQUIRED PER 250.110, 250.24, 250.122.
  
 8) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE RISER IS STILL IN QUESTION AS
 SHOWN AS THE RISER NOW CONTAINS TWO 400AMP MAINS AND A
 800AMP MAIN ON SERVICE ENTRANCE CONDUCTORS RATED AT
 950AMPS.
 THE SERVICE CALCULATIONS SUBMITTED ARE BASED ON SOME
 AREAS AS SHELL AND NOT CLEAR ON THE COMPLETE SCOPE AND
 LOADS AND WHY 1600AMPS WORTH OF MAINS ARE BEING PLACED
 ON A SERVICE ONLY RATED AT 975AMPS BASED ON THE
 CONDUCTORS.
 THE RISER IS ALSO STILL IN QUESTION AS BASED ON THE
 TOTAL AMOUNT OF METER AND MAIN DISCONNECTS SHOWN. THE
 RISER LENDS TO TWO TENANTS ON THE FIRST FLOOR HOWEVER
 THE BUILD OUT PLANS ONLY INDICATE ONE TENANT. IF THIS
 IS INDEED ONE TENANT AND OCCUPANT, ONLY ONE METER IS
 PERMITTED.
 PLEASE ALSO SEE THE RISER LENDS TO THREE POSSIBLE
 TENANTS UPSTAIRS, YET THE PLANS ONLY LEND TO TWO. THE
 AMOUNT OF METERS PERMITTED TO EACH TENANT IS ONE.
 (HOUSE IS NIC)
 THIS INFORMATION WILL BE SENT TO ZONING AND BUILDING
 BASED ON OCCUPANCY AND TENANT SEPARATIONS ETC. PLEASE
 CLEAR UP RISER AND PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR THIS AS
 SHOWN.
 215.5, 230.70, 230 ETC
 90.4
 FBC 106.1.2, 106.3.5.1.2 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 NEEDED.
  
 9) NOTE:THIS IS FROM PREVIOUS REVIEW NOTE #9. PLEASE
 SEE FBC 2004 11-4.28.1, .2 AND .3(4) AND STATE THE
 MINIMUM HORN, STROBE LEVELS ON PLANS FOR ADA REQUIRED
 AREAS. DEVICES ARE BEING SHOWN ON PLANS/LEGEND. PLEASE
 CORRELATE WITH PLANS, AND FA SHEETS SUBMITTED.
 ** PLEASE KNOW THAT THE FIRE ALARM WILL BE UNDER A
 SEPARATE PERMIT HOWEVER THE BASE LIFE SAFETY SYSTEM IS
 REQUIRED ON BASE PLANS AS SHOWN. DO NOT REMOVE FROM
 SETS.
 FBC 106.3.5.1.2
 ** THE RESPONSE MENTIONS TO SEE THE HORNS ARE SET AT
 1WATT AND CD LEVELS AT 15CD. THE RESPONSE LETTER
 SPECIFICALLY STATES TO SEE *EC 001* HOWEVER PLEASE SEE
 THE PLANS SUBMITTED CONTAIN A EE-001 AND EC-301 HOWEVER
 NO EC-001. IN EITHER CASE THESE MINIMUM LEVELS COULD
 NOT BE LOCATED ON THESE SHEETS.
 THE LEVELS ARE SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER THAN THAT OF
 NFPA-72
  
 10) NOTE:SAME AS PREVIOUS REVIEW NOTE #10: PLEASE
 KNOW THAT THE LOW VOLTAGE SECURITY PLANS FOR CAMERAS
 ETC ARE TO BE UNDER SEPARATE PERMITS.
 THE RESPONSE LETTER SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS IS
 NOT PART OF THE PACKAGE, HOWEVER PLEASE CLARIFY HOW AND
 WHY THESE PLANS ARE STILL BEING SUBMITTED.
  
 11) NOTE: PREVIOUS NOTE #11:
 PLEASE COMPETE ALL CIRCUITING ON PLANS AND CORRELATE
 WITH THE SUBMITTED PANEL SCHEDULES. PLEASE BE SURE TO
 SEE PREVIOUS PLANS FOR SHELL BUILDING AND CIRCUITING
 PER 700.12F FOR ALL EMERGENCY AND EXIT LIGHTS.
 106.1.2,
 408.4 NEC.THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM
 THE NEC. PLEASE BE SURE ALL AREAS, ROOMS DESIGNATIONS
 ETC COORDINATE WITH THE CIRCUITS ON PANEL SCHEDULES
 SPECIFIC.
  
 **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
  
 ** PLEASE SEE THE SECTION OF THE COMMENTARY WAS ADDED
 TO POWER AND LIGHTING SHEETS WHICH IS NOT WHAT COMMENT
 WAS REQUESTING. PLEASE SEE THIS COMMENT WAS STATING THE
 CIRCUITS WHICH ARE ALREADY SHOWN ON THE SUBMITTED PANEL
 SCHEDULE WERE TO BE MORE SPECIFIC AND NOT TO ONLY STATE
 *OUTLET* OR *LIGHTING*. MAY USE ALPHA OR NUMERIC
 DESIGNATIONS OF CIRCUITS.
 PLEASE SEE THE PLANS WHICH HAD THIS NOT STATE ON PLANS
 ALSO IS QUOTING THE INCORRECT CODE SECTION.
 THIS APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A MISPRINT.
  
 12) NOTE:PLEASE SEE 517 OF THE NEC AND EXPAND ON ANY
 LOCATIONS PER 517 AND 517.13(A) AND (B)
 PLEASE EXPAND ON THE GROUNDING REQUIRED.
 THIS JURISDICTION HAS HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE
 CORRECT GROUNDING METHODS ARE NOT BEING DONE IN THE
 FIELD. WE ARE REQUIRING ADDITIONAL NOTES ON PLANS TO
 HELP ALLEVIATE POSSIBLE DELAYS IN PROJECTS. MANY TIMES
 THESE LOCATIONS HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY RE-WIRED DUE TO
 IMPROPER GROUNDING WHICH ONLY DELAYS AND HOLDS UP ALL
 INVOLVED.
 **MANY CONTRACTORS ARE AWARE OF CORRECT INSTALLATIONS
 IN MEDICAL OFFICES/PATIENT CARE AREAS, AND MANY ARE
 NOT.
  
 13) NOTE: PLEASE COORDINATE PLANS WITH THE ELECTRICAL
 RISER DIAGRAM.
 PLEASE SEE THE MAIN ELECTRICAL ROOM LAYOUT DOES NOT
 CONTAIN ALL THE EQUIPMENT AS SHOWN ON RISER. PLEASE
 ALSO PROVIDE THE SIZES FOR THE GUTTER AS SHOWN. PLEASE
 SEE 110.26, 366.
 PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING EXTRACTED FROM THE NEC FOR USE
 OF READING AS THE GUTTER SHALL NOT EXTEND INTO THE
 WORKING CLEARANCE AREA BY MORE THAN 6 INCHES.
  
 *110.26(A)(3)
 (3) HEIGHT OF WORKING SPACE THE WORK SPACE SHALL BE
 CLEAR AND EXTEND FROM THE GRADE, FLOOR, OR PLATFORM TO
 THE HEIGHT REQUIRED BY 110.26(E). WITHIN THE HEIGHT
 REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION, OTHER EQUIPMENT THAT IS
 ASSOCIATED WITH THE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION AND IS
 LOCATED ABOVE OR BELOW THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT SHALL
 BE PERMITTED TO EXTEND NOT MORE THAN 150 MM (6 IN.)
 BEYOND THE FRONT OF THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.
 ** COMMENTARY**
 IN ADDITION TO REQUIRING A WORKING SPACE TO BE CLEAR
 FROM THE FLOOR TO A HEIGHT OF 61/2 FT OR TO THE HEIGHT
 OF THE EQUIPMENT, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, 110.26(A)(3)
 PERMITS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT LOCATED ABOVE OR BELOW
 OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT TO EXTEND INTO THE WORKING
 SPACE NOT MORE THAN 6 IN. THIS REQUIREMENT ALLOWS THE
 PLACEMENT OF A 12 IN. ? 12 IN. WIRE-WAY ON THE WALL
 DIRECTLY ABOVE OR BELOW A 6 IN. DEEP PANEL-BOARD
 WITHOUT IMPINGING ON THE WORKING SPACE OR COMPROMISING
 PRACTICAL WORKING CLEARANCES. THE REQUIREMENT CONTINUES
 TO PROHIBIT LARGE DIFFERENCES IN DEPTH OF EQUIPMENT
 BELOW OR ABOVE OTHER EQUIPMENT THAT SPECIFICALLY
 REQUIRES WORKING SPACE.**
  
 PLEASE SIZE GUTTERS ACCORDINGLY WHICH ARE BEING SHOWN
 DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF MAINS, EQUIPMENT AND METERS WHICH
 COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD.
  
 14) NOTE: PLEASE BE SURE TO GO OVER LOAD CALCULATIONS.
 PLEASE BE SURE TO SEE THE PREVIOUS REVIEW COMMENTS FOR
 ALL LOADS TO BE SHOWN.
 PLEASE SEE THE 2005 NEC FOR REQUIRED METHODS. 220.12,
 220.14, 220.42, 220.44 AND ALL PREVIOUS SECTIONS AS
 PREVIOUSLY NOTED.
 PLEASE SUBMIT COMPLETE LOAD CALCULATIONS FOR SERVICE
 AND EACH OF THE PANELS AS BEING SHOWN EVEN THOSE BEING
 SET ASIDE FOR FUTURE USE.
 PLEASE SEE THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS INDICATE TWO
 ELECTRIC WATER HEATERS YET THE CALCULATIONS DO NOT
 INCLUDE THESE, PANEL SCHEDULES? PLEASE SEE 422.13 AS
 THESE ARE REQUIRED TO BE SHOWN AT 125%.
 PLEASE SEE ALL OF 220.
 PLEASE ALSO SEE 215.3, 230.42 ETC FOR ALL CONTINUOUS
 LOADS AND LARGEST MOTORS LOADS AT 125%.
 FBC ADMIN SECTION 106.3.5.1.2, 106.1.2
  
 15) NOTE: PLEASE SEE FS 553.80(2)(B) WITH RESPECT TO
 REPEAT COMMENTS.
 THIS IS ONLY A NOTICE GIVEN AT THIS TIME.
 ONE COPY OF PLANS MAY BE RETAINED BY THIS OFFICE.
  
 AS STATED ON PREVIOUS REVIEW:
 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.
  
 DEWEY PALMER
 ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW II
 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPT.
 CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH
 561-805-6717
 [email protected]


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