Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 08060314
Permit Number 08060314
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2008-10-10 08:39:28** DENIED 2ND REVIEW **
  
 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
  
 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?
  
 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.
  
 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
  
 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
  
  
  
 **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.
  
  
 IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS; OR IF COMMENTS ARE NOT
 TYPED IN A CLEAR MANOR PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO
 CONTACT THIS REVIEWER.
  
  
  
 DEWEY PALMER
 ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW II
 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT
 CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH
 561-805-6717
 [email protected]
  
  
  


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