Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 08040418
Permit Number 08040418
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2008-07-01 13:03:50 
  
  
  
 ** DENIED2ND REVIEW **
  
 ** PLEASE SEE THERE ARE COMMENTS FROM PREVIOUS REVIEW
 WHICH ARE STILL IN NEED OF ADDRESSING ALONG WITH SOME
 NEW COMMENTS DUE TO CHANGES AND NEW INFORMATION ON
 PLANS NOT ON PREVIOUS PLANS.
  
 ** PLEASE BE SURE TO ADDRESS ALL COMMENTS AS SOME ARE
 REPEAT CODE SECTIONS. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY
 OF THE NOTES BELOW PLEASE CALL TO GO OVER.
  
 *** AS STATED ON PREVIOUS REVIEW. THERE IS SOME ITEMS
 NOT YET SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW SO THOSE ITEMS CAN NOT YET
 BE REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE.
  
  
 1) NOTE:THE PREVIOUS PLANS REFERENCED SOME NOTES FOR
 FIRE PUMP ALTHOUGH NOT IN PROJECT. THE PREVIOUS REVIEW
 NOTE #1 STATED TO PLACE THE 2003 NFPA-20 ON PLANS DUE
 TO FIRE PUMP REFERENCE. SINCE THERE IS NO FIRE PUMP,
 NFPA-20 DOES NOT NEED TO BE REFLECTED ON PLANS. IF THIS
 WERE THE ONLY COMMENT THIS WOULD BE REDLINED.
  
 2) NOTE: PLEASE SEE PREVIOUS REVIEW WITH RESPECT TO
 REFERENCE OF LIFE SAFETY AND EMERGENCY SYSTEMS.
 RESPONSE MENTIONS ALL REFERENCE TO THESE SYSTEMS WILL
 BE REMOVED. PLEASE NOTE SYSTEMS AS OPTIONAL STAND-BY
 ONLY. PLANS ALONG WITH RISER STILL REFLECT L AND EQ .
 WHY ARE THERE TWO SEPARATE REFERENCES TO TYPE OF
 SYSTEMS? PLEASE INCLUDE ONLY THE DESIGNATIONS OF SOME
 SORT TO * OPTIONAL STAND-BY* ONLY.
 THE PREVIOUS REVIEW NOTE #2 ALSO REQUESTED TO SUBMIT
 THE MANUFACTURES SPECS/CUT SHEETS FOR THE ATS UNITS
 HOWEVER NO SPECS/SUBMITTALS OR DOCUMENTS WERE
 SUBMITTED.
 PLEASE SUBMIT.
 NEC 701,700, 702. 702.6, 110.3, 90.7
 NFPA-110
 FBC 106.1.1, 106.1.2 FOR CLARITY AND COORDINATION.
  
  
 3) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE SUBMITTED ENERGY CALCULATIONS
 ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE FOR THE MINIMUM REQUIRED BY FBC
 CHAPTER 13.
 PLEASE SEE SECTIONS 13-415.2.ABC.1.1, .1.2, .1.3,
 13-415.2.
 PLEASE SEE SOME EXAMPLES WILL BE NOTED BELOW. THE INPUT
 DATA REPORT WILL BE NOTED AS IDR.
 ** IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THESE ARE *SOME*
 EXAMPLES ONLY AND ARE *NOT* AND EXHAUSTED LIST OF ALL
 ITEMS WHICH MAY NOT BE LISTED OR COMPLIANT.
  
 FOR EXAMPLE:
 PLEASE SEE THE IDR FOR EXTERIOR LIGHTS. THE LIGHTING
 SHOWN ON THE IDR DOES NOT COORDINATE WITH PLANS. ONE OF
 THESE ITEMS IS ALL THE SITE LIGHTING. NONE OF THE SITE
 LIGHTING IS SHOWN ON THE IDR. WHERE ARE ALL OF THE 250W
 FIXTURES? WHERE ARE THE 175W FIXTURES?
 PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE *Q* FIXTURES.
 ** MAKE NOTE THERE WILL BE COMMENTS BELOW WITH RESPECT
 TO EXTERIOR LIGHTING WHICH MAY CHANGE ON PLANS.
  
 FOR EXAMPLE:
 PLEASE ROOM AREA #110, 202, 234, 244, 243 ETC AS THERE
 ARE FIXTURES SHOWN ON PLANS WHICH ARE NOT LISTED ON THE
 FIXTURE LEGEND. HOW CAN THESE BE VERIFIED IF THE
 FIXTURES ARE NOT LISTED ON THE FIXTURE LEGEND?
 ** FIXTURES *AA*?
  
 FOR EXAMPLE:
 PLEASE SEE *DD* FIXTURES ON THE IDR AND PLANS. PLEASE
 SEE FIXTURE LEGEND WHICH INDICATES THESE AS 30WATTS YET
 THE IDR SHOWS A DIFFERENT VALUE FOR THE SAME FIXTURE.
  
 FOR EXAMPLE:
 PLEASE SEE THE HE FIXTURE IS MISSING FROM THE FIXTURE
 LEGEND. CAN NOT CONFIRM THE RATING ETC WITH THE IDR.
 THE FIXTURE CAN NOT BE *ASSUMED* TO BE THE SAME AS THE
 *H* AS THE *H* IS NOTED A PENDANT AND THE SYMBOL FOR
 THIS SAME FIXTURE IS TYPICAL FOR A
 RECESSED/CEILING/WALL MOUNTED FLUORESCENT TYPE
 FIXTURE.
  
 FOR EXAMPLE:
 THE IDR FOR WATER HEATERS ONLY SHOW ONE WATER HEATER AT
 9KW. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE WHEN THE PLANS SHOW AT LEAST
 3 WATER HEATING SYSTEMS WHICH ARE ALL ELECTRICAL? **
 PLEASE BE SURE TO ADJUST OTHER SYSTEMS SUCH AS PIPING
 ETC TO COORDINATE.
  
 ** THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES GIVEN AS A BENEFIT.
  
 4) NOTE: PLEASE SEE SOME ITEMS FROM PREVIOUS REVIEW FOR
 LIGHTING CONTROLS ARE STILL IN NEED OF ADDRESSING ALONG
 WITH NEW COMMENT DUE TO REVISED ITEM ON PLANS. PLEASE
 SEE SECTIONS 13-415.1.ABC.1.1, .1.2, .1.3 AND .1.4.
  
 FOR EXAMPLE:
 PLEASE SEE THE NEW OS SENSOR NOTED ON THE SYMBOL LEGEND
 INDICATES UNIT WITH *DAYLIGHT COMPENSATION* YET THE
 LIGHTING CONTROLS SHOWN ON THE IDR INDICATES *OCCUPANCY
 SENSOR WITHOUT DAYLIGHT SAVING*.
 PLEASE COORDINATE.
  
 FOR EXAMPLE:
 PLEASE SEE THE PREVIOUS NOTE WITH RESPECT TO CONTROL OF
 ALL EXTERIOR FIXTURES. A COUPLE OF THE *Q* FIXTURES ON
 PLANS ARE NOTED WITH A PHOTO-CELL NEXT TO THE FIXTURE
 HOWEVER NOT ALL.
 PLEASE SEE 13-415.1.ABC.1.4 FOR THE TWO PERMITTED
 METHODS. ONE OR THE OTHER IS REQUIRED.
  
 FOR EXAMPLE:
 THE RESPONSE MENTIONS TO SEE 7.03 AND 7.04 FOR EXTERIOR
 LIGHTING CONTROL AS THE SITE LIGHTING IS NOTED TO COME
 FROM THE LIGHTING CONTROL PANEL.
 HOW ARE THESE FIXTURES ON THE SAME LIGHTING CONTROL
 PANEL WHICH CONTROLS INTERIOR LIGHTS AS SHOWN?
 HOW ARE THESE SEPARATED?
 HOW DOES THIS LIGHTING CONTROL PANEL COMPLY WITH ONE OF
 THE TWO REQUIRED METHODS OF EXTERIOR LIGHTS? ONE METHOD
 PERMITTED IS PHOTO-SENSOR TYPE OR ASTRONOMICAL TIME
 CLOCK. WHEN ON ANY TIMED SCHEDULING THEN A MINIMUM
 BATTERY BACK UP IS REQUIRED FOR THE MINIMUM TIMES AS
 STATED IN THE SECTION OF THE CODE ABOVE.
  
 FOR EXAMPLE:
 PLEASE INDICATE HOW THE SCHEDULING AND ZONES TAKE
 PLACE.
 PLEASE SEE THE SECTION OF THE CODE ABOVE
 13-415.1.ABC.1.1 AS THE SYSTEMS ON EACH FLOOR SHALL BE
 INDEPENDENT. IT IS NOT PERMITTED TO HAVE THE LIGHTING
 CONTROL PANEL ON THE FIRST FLOOR CONTROL THE LIGHTING
 ON THE SECOND FLOOR, OR REVERSE.
  
 ** THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES**
 PLEASE BE SURE TO SEE THE FOLLOWING COMMENT TWO
 COMMENTS.
  
 5) NOTE: PLEASE SEE PREVIOUS REVIEW COMMENTS WITH
 RESPECT TO THE MINIMUM LIGHTING LEVELS TO BE SHOWN IN
 PHOTO-METRICS FOR LIFE SAFETY CODE.
 THE RESPONSE MENTIONS TO SEE NEW LEVELS SHOWN ON E3.01.
 PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT PLANS AS THE PLANS SHOW TWO
 TYPICAL STAIRS UNDER NORMAL ONLY.
 HOW CAN THE STAIRS BE TYPICAL WHEN THE LAYOUTS ARE NOT
 THE SAME?
 HOW CAN THE STAIRS BE TYPICAL LIGHTING LEVELS WHEN THE
 SAME LIGHT FIXTURES ARE NOT USED IN ALL STAIRS? AN
 EXAMPLE OF THIS IS *ME* FIXTURES AND *CE* FIXTURES.
 PLEASE VERIFY THESE FIXTURES UNDER EMERGENCY LEVELS.
 WILL THE BACK UP BALLAST PROVIDE THE 100 PERCENT RATING
 OF THE LUMEN OUTPUT AS THE NORMAL LEVEL?
 THIS WAS THE REASON FOR SHOWING THE LEVELS UNDER NORMAL
 AND EMERGENCY AND FOR EACH DIFFERENT STAIRWAY. PLEASE
 SEE NFPA-101 2003 7.8.1.3, 7.9.2.1, 7.9.2.2 FAC
 61G15-33.004
  
 6) NOTE: THE PLANS NOW INDICATE NEW OCCUPANCY SENSORS
 FOR SOME OF THE EGRESS LIGHTS IN THE STAIRS. THIS IS
 PERMITTED BY BOTH THE LIFE SAFETY CODE AS WELL AS THE
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE HOWEVER BOTH CODES REQUIRE THESE
 TYPES OF DEVICES TO *FAIL SAFE ON*.
 PLEASE ADJUST THE UNITS FOR STAIRS AND INCLUDE ON
 PLANS/SYMBOL LEGEND FOR FAIL SAFE ON DEVICES. NFPA-101
 2003 7.8.1.2.2, FBC 1006.2
  
 7) NOTE: PLEASE BE SURE TO ADJUST PANEL SCHEDULES AS
 CIRCUITS SHALL BE SPECIFIC TO ROOMS AND AREAS IN WHICH
 THEY FEED. PLEASE SEE PANEL *1L1* WHICH INDICATES
 DOZENS OF CIRCUITS TO *RECEPTACLES*. THESE WOULD
 INDICATE THE ROOM OR NUMERICAL DESIGNATION ON PLANS.
 NEC 408.4, 310.16, 240.4,220.44 ETC
 FBC 106.1.1, 106.5 FOR CLARITY, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 AND RECORD PLANS.
  
 8) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE PLANS DO NOT INDICATE ANY
 EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON ANY OF THE THREE DOORS ON THE
 NORTH/NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
 PLEASE KNOW ANY REVISIONS WOULD BE COORDINATED WITH
 OTHER SYSTEMS SUCH AS LOADS, CONTROLS, FIXTURE COUNTS
 ETC.
 ** NOTED ONLY** NO RESPONSE NEEDED.
  
 9) NOTE: PLEASE SEE MISSING EXIT SIGN ON FIRST FLOOR
 FOR EGRESS INTO STAIR #4.
 LS-1017.10.1.1
  
 10) NOTE: PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE ACCESS
 CONTROL SNOW CLEARLY INDICATED ON PLANS. PLEASE SEE
 NFPA-101 2003 7.2.1.5, 7.2.1.5.1, 7.2.1.5.2 AS ALL
 DEVICES SHALL NOT IMPEDE MEANS OF EGRESS IN ANY
 CONDITION UNDER NORMAL OR UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS.
 THIS INFORMATION IS REQUIRED ON BASE DESIGN EVEN AS THE
 ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM WILL BE UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT AND
 PLANS.
 DOORS SHALL BE ARRANGED TO BE OPENED READILY FROM THE
 EGRESS SIDE WHENEVER THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED. LOCKS,
 IF PROVIDED, SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE USE OF A KEY, A
 TOOL, OR SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OR EFFORT FOR OPERATION FROM
 THE EGRESS SIDE.
  
 11) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 645.10 AS THE MEANS OF SHUTTING
 OFF THE MECHANICAL SYSTEM SHALL BE SIMILAR TO THE SAME
 SHUT OFF REQUIRED FOR OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. THE
 PUSHBUTTON FOR *OFF* WAS NOTED FOR THE PANEL HOWEVER
 THE A/C SYSTEM IN THIS SPACE DOES NOT INDICATE THE SAME
 TYPE OF SHUT OFF AT THE EGRESS DOOR.
 PLEASE ADD AND ADJUST ALL PLANS ACCORDINGLY.
  
 12) NOTE: THE PREVIOUS REVIEW NOTED FBC 3006.2 WITH
 RESPECT TO THE ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT ROOM AND VENTILATION
 REQUIREMENTS. THE RESPONSE MENTIONS NEW EF-3 WAS ADDED
 YET NO CIRCUITING WAS LOCATED ON PLANS FOR UNIT,
 DISCONNECT ETC
 EF-#1 AND #2 ARE NOTED ON PANEL SCHEDULE HOWEVER NOT
 NEW #3.
 PLEASE ADJUST.
 240.4, 220, 422, 310.16, ETC
 FBC 106.1.1, 106.1.2 FOR CLARITY AND ADDITIONAL
 INFORMATION.
  
 13) NOTE: PLEASE SEE SITE LIGHTING PLANS ALONG WITH THE
 ELECTRICAL RISER DIAGRAM INDICATES AN *EQUIPMENT
 GROUNDING CONDUCTOR* AHEAD OF THE FIRST MEANS OF
 DISCONNECT. THIS IS NOT PERMITTED.THE GROUNDED
 CONDUCTOR IS BONDED AT THE FIRST MEANS OF DISCONNECT
 PER CODE.WHEN THIS TAKES PLACE IF AN EQUIPMENT
 GROUNDING CONDUCTOR WAS INSTALLED BEFORE THIS FIRST
 MEANS OF DISCONNECT THIS WOULD CREATE OBJECTIONABLE
 CURRENTS BETWEEN THE NEUTRAL AND THE EQUIPMENT GROUND.
 PLEASE SEE 250.24, 250.6 AS ADJUST RISER AND PLANS.
  
 14) NOTE: PLEASE SEE 240.13 AND 230.95. THE GFP WAS
 ADDED AND NOW SHOWN ON THE MAIN DIST BOARD INSIDE THE
 BUILDING. PLEASE SEE THE SECTIONS OF THE CODE AS THIS
 IS REQUIRED AT THE MAIN. THE NEW MAIN OUTSIDE IS A NEW
 FUSED DISCONNECT. HOW WILL THE GFP BE PROVIDED ON A
 FUSED SAFETY SWITCH?
 PLEASE VERIFY THE MAIN DIST BOARD INSIDE STILL
 CONTAINING A MAIN.
 PLEASE ADJUST AND REVISE PLANS ACCORDINGLY.
  
 15) NOTE: PLEASE SEE RISER AS THE *1TL* TRANSFORMER IS
 SHOWING 1/0 CONDUCTORS ON THE SECONDARY SIDE WHICH
 TERMINATES INTO A 200AMP MAIN CIRCUIT BREAKER AT PANEL
 *1LL*. THE 1/0 CONDUCTORS ARE NOT RATED.
 240.21, 240.4, 310.16. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS WAS GIVEN ON
 PREVIOUS REVIEW FOR CONDUCTORS FORM *1TN* THOSE WERE
 CORRECTED.
  
 16) NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE CONDUCTORS FROM THE MDP TO
 TRANSFORMER *1TN*. THESE ARE NOTED ON THE RISER WITH A
 #10 FOR THE FEEDER LEGEND WHICH SHOWS 1/0 ONCE AGAIN ON
 A 200AMP BREAKER.
 PLEASE SEE 240.4, 310.16, 110.14 AS 1/0 IS NOT RATED
 FOR THE 200AMPS.
  
 17) NOTE: PLEASE BE SURE TO SEE THE SCHEDULE FOR MDP AS
 THIS SHOWS 150AMP BREAKER/OVER CURRENT PROTECTION FOR
 THE SAME *1TN*. PLEASE COORDINATE.
 PLEASE SEE 450.3 AS THE MAXIMUM OVER CURRENT PROTECTION
 FOR THIS SIZE TRANSFORMER IS NOT PERMITTED TO BE OVER
 125%.
 240.4, 310.16, 450.3 ETC
 PLEASE ADJUST AND COORDINATE ALL.
 FBC 106.1.1, 106.1.2
  
 18) NOTE: THE RISER NOTES AND SHOWS THE DISCONNECT AND
 GFI RECEPTACLE FOR CHILLER HOWEVER PLEASE LOCATE ON THE
 PLANS THE ACTUAL LOCATION OF THESE ITEMS.
 210.63, 440.11.
  
 19) NOTE: PLEASE PLACE NOTE ON PLANS FOR *ALL DEVICES*
 TO MEET 11-4.27. THE RESPONSE MENTIONS THE FIRE ALARM
 DEVICES NOW INDICATE HEIGHTS. HOWEVER THE SECTION OF
 CODE REFLECTED ON PREVIOUS REVIEW WAS NOT FOR FIRE
 ALARM DEVICES.
 THE CODE SECTION IS GIVEN BELOW:
 **
 11-4.27 CONTROLS AND OPERATING MECHANISMS. 11-4.27.1
 GENERAL.
 CONTROLS AND OPERATING MECHANISMS REQUIRED TO BE
 ACCESSIBLE BY SECTION 11-4.1 SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION
 11-4.27.
 11-4.27.2 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE.
 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE COMPLYING WITH SECTION 11-4.2.4 THAT
 ALLOWS A FORWARD OR A PARALLEL APPROACH BY A PERSON
 USING A WHEELCHAIR SHALL BE PROVIDED AT CONTROLS,
 DISPENSERS, RECEPTACLES AND OTHER OPERABLE EQUIPMENT.
 11-4.27.3 HEIGHT.
 THE HIGHEST OPERABLE PART OF CONTROLS, DISPENSERS,
 RECEPTACLES, AND OTHER OPERABLE EQUIPMENT SHALL BE
 PLACED WITHIN AT LEAST ONE OF THE REACH RANGES
 SPECIFIED IN SECTIONS 11-4.2.5 AND 11-4.2.6. ELECTRICAL
 AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM RECEPTACLES ON WALLS SHALL BE
 MOUNTED NO LESS THAN 15 INCHES (380 MM) ABOVE THE
 FLOOR.
 EXCEPTION: THESE REQUIREMENTS DO NOT APPLY WHERE THE
 USE OF SPECIAL EQUIPMENT DICTATES OTHERWISE OR WHERE
 ELECTRICAL AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS RECEPTACLES ARE
 NOT NORMALLY INTENDED FOR USE BY BUILDING OCCUPANTS.
 11-4.27.4 OPERATION.
 CONTROLS AND OPERATING MECHANISMS SHALL BE OPERABLE
 WITH ONE HAND AND SHALL NOT REQUIRE TIGHT GRASPING,
 PINCHING, OR TWISTING OF THE WRIST. THE FORCE REQUIRED
 TO ACTIVATE CONTROLS SHALL BE NO GREATER THAN 5 LBF
 (22.2 N).
 ** THIS WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE FBC FOR INFORMATION.
 THIS MAY AFFECT OPERATING DEVICES IN AREAS FOR ADA SUCH
 AS BREAK ROOMS ETC.
  
 20) NOTE: PLEASE SEE FS 553.80(2)(B) WITH RESPECT TO
 REPEAT COMMENTS FOR CODE COMPLIANCE. THIS IS ONLY A
 NOTICE GIVEN AT THIS TIME AS SOME OF THE SAME CODE
 SECTIONS GIVEN IN PREVIOUS REVIEW ARE REPEATED. PLEASE
 KNOW AT THIS TIME SOME PLANS ARE BEING RETAINED ALONG
 WITH ONE SET OF CALCULATIONS.
  
 ** THIS OFFICE EXPRESSES THAT IF THERE ARE ANY
 COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR CLARIFICATION NEEDED TO PLEASE
 DO NOT HESITATE IN CONTACTING THIS OFFICE.
 PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR CONTACT INFORMATION.
  
 ** 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 DO NOT ATTACH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO PLANS. ANY
 ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION SUCH AS PRODUCT APPROVALS,
 SPEC/CUT SHEETS, CALCULATIONS ETC SHOULD BE PLACED INTO
 TWO SETS/FOLDERS/BINDERS ETC.
 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.
  
 DEWEY PALMER
 ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW II
 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPT.
 CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH
 561-805-6717
 [email protected]


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