Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 08010041
Permit Number 08010041
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2008-01-08 13:46:50 
  
 APPLICATION # 08010041
 ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW
 229 10TH STREET
 1/8/08
 WEST PALM BEACH, FL.
  
 THIS REVIEW WAS DONE UNDER THESE CURRENT CODE CYCLES:
  
 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:
  
 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 .
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 IF THERE AE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL.
  
 BILL TROBAUGH
 ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER
 CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH
 561/805-6718
 [email protected]


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