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2008-10-10 08:39:28 | ** DENIED 2ND REVIEW ** |
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| 1) NOTE: PLEASE SEE PREVIOUS REVIEW NOTE #4. THE SAME |
| COMMENT EXISTS. THE RESPONSE GOES INTO LENGTHY DETAIL |
| ABOUT THE FPL TRANSFORMER AND SERVICE ENTRANCE |
| CONDUCTORS. THE PREVIOUS COMMENT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH |
| THE FPL TRANSFORMER AS ALL WORK ON THE LINE SIDE AND |
| MANY TIMES ON THE LOAD SIDE OF THEIR TRANSFORMER IS NOT |
| UNDER THE RESPONSIBILITY OR JURISDICTION. IN FACT THE |
| UTILITY WORK IS EXEMPT UNDER FEDERAL LAW. THE COMMENT |
| HAD TO DO WITH THE ONLY TRANSFORMER ON RISER WHICH IS |
| UNDER THE REVIEW OF THIS OFFICE. PLEASE SEE TRANSFORMER |
| FED FROM PDP. THIS SHOWS 4-#6 CONDUCTORS AND THAT IS |
| ALL. IS THE 4TH #6 A NEUTRAL WHICH WOULD NOT BE |
| INSTALLED OR IS IT AN EQUIPMENT WHICH IS REQUIRED? |
| 250.20,250.30,250.50,.250.110,250.50 ETC |
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| 2) NOTE: PLEASE REMOVE ANY REQUIREMENTS AND NOTES THAT |
| LIGHTING DESIGN IS PER PALM BEACH COUNTY LIGHTING CODE. |
| PALM BEACH COUNTY LIGHTING CODE/ORDINANCES IS NOT PART |
| OF THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH. |
| THE LIGHTING IS HOWEVER UNDER THE REVIEW OF FBC |
| 13-415.2.ABC.1.3 FOR MAXIMUM ALLOWANCES PER THE FLORIDA |
| ENERGY CODE. PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK THE FEDERAL |
| REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ASHRAE STANDARDS OF 90.1 |
| (SECTION 2.3) BEFORE A BUILDING MAY BE EXEMPT. ANY |
| REQUIREMENTS OF A FEDERAL LEVEL ARE MORE RESTRICTIVE |
| THAN STATE CODES AND APPLY. NO REQUEST WAS MADE FOR |
| ENERGY CALCULATIONS FROM ELECTRICAL REVIEW OR OTHER |
| REVIEW TRADES FOR THESE SPECIFIC ITEMS. PLEASE EXPLAIN |
| WHY THE PACKAGE CONTAINS SECTIONS OF THE FLORIDA ENERGY |
| CODE HIGH-LIGHTED AND RESPONSE MENTIONS THIS BUILDING |
| IS EXEMPT? |
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| 3) NOTE: PLEASE SEE PREVIOUS REVIEW COMMENT WITH |
| RESPECT TO GFI SHOWN ON GENERATOR. THE RESPONSE LETTER |
| MENTIONS THIS IS FOR GROUND FAULT INDICATION AND TO SEE |
| EXPLANATION/REVISED RISER. PLEASE EXPLAIN WHERE THIS |
| STANDARD COMES FROM? THE STANDARD OF GFI IS FOR |
| PERSONNEL PROTECTION AND EVEN WHEN REQUIRED SYSTEMS |
| SUCH AS THOSE IN 240.12, 230.95 THESE ARE GFP WHICH IS |
| NOT THE SAME. |
| PLEASE REVISE RISER OR SYMBOLS TO ESTABLISH GROUND |
| FAULT ALARM OR INDICATION. |
| FBC 106.1.1 FOR CLARITY, COORDINATION AND ADDITIONAL |
| INFORMATION. |
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| 4) NOTE: AS NOTED FOR INFORMATION THIS WILL BE PART OF |
| BUILDING REVIEW: THE SUBMITTED WIND LOAD CALCULATIONS |
| DO NOT CONTAIN AN ORIGINAL SIGNATURE AS REQUIRED PER FS |
| 471.025. THIS SAME DESIGNER/ENGINEER HAS HAD THIS SAME |
| COMMENT ON NUMEROUS OTHER PROJECTS. THIS OFFICE HAS |
| PLACED A CALL TO SAID DESIGNER AND LEFT A MESSAGE TO |
| CONTACT THIS OFFICE. |
| THESE WILL BE RETAINED AND PLACED WITH OTHER PREVIOUSLY |
| RETAINED DOCUMENTS FOR REVIEW FROM THE FLORIDA BOARD OF |
| ENGINEERS. |
| FAC 61G15-23.002, FS 4713025 |
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| 5) NOTE: PLEASE SEE PREVIOUS NOTE #8. RESPONSE MENTIONS |
| DESIGN IS 480V 3-PHASE WITH GROUND AND THERE ARE NO 277 |
| NEUTRAL LOADS. THIS REVIEWER IS CONFUSED AT THIS |
| RESPONSE AS THE PREVIOUS COMMENT DID NOT STATE ANYTHING |
| ABOUT A NEUTRAL WHICH IS A *GROUNDED CONDUCTOR*. THE |
| PREVIOUS COMMENT STATED *EQUIPMENT * GROUNDING* |
| CONDUCTORS MISSING FROM ATS TO GENERATOR, FIRST MEANS |
| OF DISCONNECT TO THE ATS AND ATS TO THE PDP. THE |
| RESPONSE MENTIONS NO NEUTRALS (GROUNDED CONDUCTORS) YET |
| RISER SHOWS THEM???? |
| 250.6, 250.24, 250.110, 250.122 ETC |
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| **IMPORTANT** |
| ONCE AUDIT/REVIEWS ARE COMPLETE 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 AUDIT/REVIEW PROCESS AND AVOID |
| ANY DELAYS. |
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| IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS; OR IF COMMENTS ARE NOT |
| TYPED IN A CLEAR MANOR PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO |
| CONTACT THIS REVIEWER. |
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| DEWEY PALMER |
| ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW II |
| CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| 561-805-6717 |
| [email protected] |
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