Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 08120369
Permit Number 08120369
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2009-01-12 16:52:59 
  
 APPLICATION #08120369 ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW
 100 CLEMATIS STREET 1/9/09
 WEST PALM BEACH, FL.
  
 THIS REVIEW WAS DONE UNDER THESE CURRENT CODE CYCLES:
  
 THE 2004 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 2007 REVISIONS, 2005
 NEC, NFPA-72 2002, 2004 FBC AS AMENDED, CHAPTER 1, AND
 FOUND NONCOMPLIANT WITH THE FOLLOWING:
  
 1} SHEET E-1.0 GENERAL NOTE (1) DOES NOT INDICATE THE
 CODE CYCLE GOVERNING THIS PROJECT. PLEASE NOTE THE 2005
 NEC. 106.1.3 FBC.
  
 2} INDICATE THE KW RATING OF TRANSFORMER ?T2? ON SHEET
 E-3.0
  
 3} THIS BUILDING IS LOCATED IN FLOOD ZONE A-5. SHEET
 C12 SHOWS THE ELEVATION FOR THE ELECTRICAL ROOM @5? 6?.
  
 4} SHEET E-3.0 NOTE #2 INCORRECTLY REFERS TO SHEET
 E-9.0 FOR ELECTRICAL ROOM LAYOUT. THE ELECTRICAL ROOM
 LAYOUT IS MORE CLEARLY SHOWN ON SHEET E-11.0.
  
 5} THE 200 AMP OCP FOR THE PRIMARY PROTECTION IS NOT IN
 COMPLIANCE WITH 450.3(B), NOTE #1, 450.4 AND 240.6. 175
 MAX. SHEET E-3.0
  
 6} BY ROUTING THE TRANSFORMER ?T-CP? SECONDARY
 CONDUCTORS INTO A WIREWAY AND THEM TAPPING THEM BEYOND
 THE TRANSFORMER TAP THOSE CONDUCTORS ARE IN VIOLATION
 OF 240.21(B)(1 THROUGH 5) WHICH REQUIRE THE SECONDARY
 CONDUCTORS TO TERMINATE IN A SINGLE CIRCUIT BREAKER OR
 SET OF FUSES.A DISCONNECT WITH OVERCURRENT PROTECTION
 MAY BE ADDED AHEAD OF THE PANELS OR THE TRANSFORMER
 COULD BE TRIPLE LUGGED AND SEPARATE CONDUITS RAN
 DIRECTLY TO THE PANELS AND THE CONDUCTORS TERMINATING
 AT THE MAINS OF THE PANELS.
  
 7} THE GROUND RAN FROM FPL TRANSFORMER ?T2? TO SEVICE
 #1 AND SERVICE #2 IS NONCOMPLIANT WITH 250.6(A) AND
 CREATES A PARALLEL PATH WITH THE GROUNDED (NEUTRAL)
 CONDUCTOR. SEE 250.24(B) AND (C).
  
 8} SHEET E-4.0 NOTE #2 INCORRECTLY REFERENCES SHEET
 E-8.0 AS DETAILS FOR THE BUILDING AND FOUNTAIN. SHEET
 E-8.0 IS A GROUNDING DETAIL. 106.1.3 FBC AS AMENDED.
  
 9} SHEET E-7.0 HAS TWO HAND DRYER CIRCUITS LABELED
 L1-21, L1-26 ON THE PANEL SCHEDULE. 408.4 NEC.
  
 10} THE BATH RECEPTACLES MUST BE GFI PER 210.8(B)(1)
 SHEET E-7.0
  
 11} SHEET E-6.0 DOES NOT HAVE THE PANEL DESIGNATION OR
 CIRCUIT NUMBERS FOR THE RESTROOM LIGHTING. 408.4 NEC.
  
 12} PROVIDE MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS FOR VOLTAGE
 AND OVERCURRENT PROTECTION FOR THE AIR HANDLERS ON THE
 ?AC? SHEETS. 408.4 NEC.
  
 13} SHEET E-8.0 GROUNDING. ALL THE GROUNDS SHOWING
 BEING RUN TO THE GROUND RING MUST BE CONNECTED TO THE
 METAL ENCLOSURE OR THE GROUND BARS IN THE EQUIPMENT.
 THE NEUTRALS MUST BE ISOLATED FROM THE EQUIPMENT
 GROUNDS IN ALL PANELS EXCEPT ?SWBD-VC? AND THE 70 AMP
 DISCONNECT SERVICE SWITCH #2. SEE NOTE #7.
  
 14} SHEET E-10.0 RECEPTACLES MUST BE GFI PER
 210.8(B)(4) OUTDOORS IN PUBLIC SPACES?FOR THE PURPOSE
 OF THIS SECTION A PUBLIC SPACE IS DEFINED AS ANY SPACE
 THAT IS FOR USE BY, OR IS ACCESSIBLE TO, THE PUBLIC.
  
 15} SHEET E-10.0 ?SWBD-VC? IS SHOWN IN THE EXISTING
 FOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT ROOM. SHEET E-11 LOCATES THAT
 SERVICE EQUIPMENT IN THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ROOM.
 CORRELATE SAME.
  
 16} NOTES #1 AND #2 ARE INCORRECT, SHEET E-10.0
 REFERENCING ?ROOM LAYOUT ? AND ?PANEL SCHEDULES?.
  
 17} PER 13-415.2.ABC.1.1. PAGE #2 OF THE ENERGY GAUGE
 INPUT DATA REPORT, DOES NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT NUMBER
 OF FIXTURES AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN, THE WATTAGES PER
 LUMINAIRE ARE INCORRECT, AND THE CONTROL TYPE MUST BE
 PER 13-415.1ABC.1.2. NO LIGHTING POWER DENSITIES PER
 13-415, INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR WERE GIVEN. COMPLY WITH
 CHAPTER 13 FBC.
  
 18} THE CONDENSING UNITS ALSO MUST BE ABOVE THE BASE
 FLOOD ELEVATION.
  
 IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL.
  
 BILL TROBAUGH
 ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER
 CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH
 561/805-6718
 [email protected]
  
  


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