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| ** DENIED2ND REVIEW ** |
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| ** 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. |
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| ** 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. |
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| *** AS STATED ON PREVIOUS REVIEW. THERE IS SOME ITEMS |
| NOT YET SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW SO THOSE ITEMS CAN NOT YET |
| BE REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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*? |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| ** THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES GIVEN AS A BENEFIT. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| ** THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES** |
| PLEASE BE SURE TO SEE THE FOLLOWING COMMENT TWO |
| COMMENTS. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 9) NOTE: PLEASE SEE MISSING EXIT SIGN ON FIRST FLOOR |
| FOR EGRESS INTO STAIR #4. |
| LS-1017.10.1.1 |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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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 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. |
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| DEWEY PALMER |
| ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW II |
| CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPT. |
| CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| 561-805-6717 |
| [email protected] |