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2008-01-08 13:46:50 | |
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| APPLICATION # 08010041 |
| ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW |
| 229 10TH STREET |
| 1/8/08 |
| WEST PALM BEACH, FL. |
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| THIS REVIEW WAS DONE UNDER THESE CURRENT CODE CYCLES: |
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| THE 2004 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 2006 REVISIONS, 2004 |
| RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE, 2005 NEC, NFPA-72 2002, |
| NFPA-101 2003, 2004 FBC AS AMENDED, CHAPTER 1, AND |
| FOUND NONCOMPLIANT WITH THE FOLLOWING: |
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| 1} THE ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS ON SHEET E0.1, |
| INCORRECTLY REFERENCES THE 2006 EDITION NFPA-101 AND |
| 2007 EDITION OF NFPA-72. SEE ABOVE FOR ADOPTED |
| REFERENCES OR CHAPTER 35 OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE. |
| FOR RECORD RETENTION AND CLARITY IN THE FIELD CHANGE |
| NOTED TO REFLECT THE CORRECT CODE CYCLES . |
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| 2} THE EXIT/EMERGENCY LIGHT AT THE ENTRY AND THE |
| ?SWITCH BANK? ON SHEET E2.1 IS LISTING THE LIGHTS ON |
| CIRCUIT CL1A-1, THIS IS A RECEPTACLE CIRCUIT ON THE |
| PANEL SCHEDULE, CIRCUITS 2 AND 4 ARE THE LISTED |
| LIGHTING CIRCUITS. CORRELATE THE SAME. |
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| 3} METHOD ?A? ENERGY CALCULATIONS WERE SUBMITTED FOR |
| THIS PROJECT. METHOD ?A? CAN BE USED FOR ?WHOLE |
| BUILDINGS?. AS THIS IS AN ?EXISTING BUILDING ? BY |
| DEFINITION? , FORM ?A? IS NEITHER REQUIRED OR ALLOWED. |
| SEE 13-101.6. ALL THAT IS REQUIRED FOR THE ELECTRICAL |
| REVIEW IS THE BASIC PRESCRIPTIVE REQUIREMENTS. SEE |
| 13-415.2.ABC.1 PERFORMANCE CALCULATION PROCEDURES, |
| GENERAL. |
| THE INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCE FOR A BUILDING OR |
| A SEPARATELY METERED OR PERMITTED PORTION OF A BUILDING |
| SHALL BE DETERMINED BY EITHER THE BUILDING AREA METHOD |
| DESCRIBED IN SECTION 415.2.C.1 OR THE SPACE-BY-SPACE |
| METHOD DESCRIBED IN SECTION 415.2.B.1. TRADE-OFFS OF |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCE AMONG PORTIONS OF THE |
| BUILDING FOR WHICH A DIFFERENT METHOD OF CALCULATION |
| HAS BEEN USED ARE NOT PERMITTED. THE INSTALLED INTERIOR |
| LIGHTING POWER IDENTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| 415.2.ABC.1.1 SHALL NOT EXCEED THE INTERIOR LIGHTING |
| POWER ALLOWANCE DEVELOPED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION |
| 415.2.C.1 OR 415.2.B.1. THIS CAN BE DEMONSTRATED ON THE |
| PLANS INDICATED THE WATTAGES OF THE LUMINAIRES CHOSEN |
| FOR THE PROJECT CONFORM TO THE DENSITY REQUIREMENTS. |
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| IF THERE AE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL. |
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| BILL TROBAUGH |
| ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| 561/805-6718 |
| [email protected] |