Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 13010221
Permit Number 13010221
Review Stop M
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2013-01-10 11:50:54*** PLANS SUBMITTED ARE LACKING MUCH NEEDED INFOMATION
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 1) SEE FBC/EXISTING 909.1 MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS.
 WHERE THE OCCUPANCY OF AN EXISTING BUILDING OR PART OF
 AN EXISTING BUILDING IS CHANGED SUCH THAT THE NEW
 OCCUPANCY IS SUBJECT TO DIFFERENT KITCHEN EXHAUST
 REQUIREMENTS OR TO INCREASED MECHANICAL VENTILATION
 REQUIREMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING
 CODE, MECHANICAL, THE INTENT OF THE RESPECTIVE FLORIDA
 BUILDING CODE, MECHANICAL PROVISIONS SHALL BE COMPLIED
 WITH FOR THE NEW OCCUPANCY.
  
 2) SEE 2010 FBC/ENERGY 503.2.1 CALCULATION OF HEATING
 AND COOLING LOADS.
 DESIGN LOADS SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
 PROCEDURES DESCRIBED IN THE ASHRAE/ACCA STANDARD 183 OR
 ACCA MANUAL N AND SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE CODE
 COMPLIANCE FORM SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT
 WHEN THE BUILDING IS PERMITTED OR, IN THE EVENT THE
 MECHANICAL PERMIT IS OBTAINED AT A LATER TIME, THE
 SIZING CALCULATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED WITH THE
 APPLICATION FOR THE MECHANICAL PERMIT. HEATING AND
 COOLING LOADS SHALL BE ADJUSTED TO ACCOUNT FOR LOAD
 REDUCTIONS THAT ARE ACHIEVED WHEN ENERGY RECOVERY
 SYSTEMS ARE UTILIZED IN THE HVAC SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH THE ASHRAE HVAC SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT HANDBOOK.
 ALTERNATIVELY, DESIGN LOADS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY AN
 APPROVED EQUIVALENT COMPUTATION PROCEDURE, USING THE
 DESIGN PARAMETERS SPECIFIED IN CHAPTER 3.
  
 3) PROVIDE OUTDOOR AIR CALCULATIONS AND OUTDOOR AIR,
 PER 2010 FBC/M 403.2 OUTDOOR AIR REQUIRED.
 THE MINIMUM OUTDOOR AIRFLOW RATE SHALL BE DETERMINED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 403.3. VENTILATION SUPPLY
 SYSTEMS SHALL BE DESIGNED TO DELIVER THE REQUIRED RATE
 OF OUTDOOR AIRFLOW TO THE BREATHING ZONE WITHIN EACH
 OCCUPIABLE SPACE.
  
 4) SHOW EXHAUST AIR REQUIREMENTS FOR BATHROOMS AND ANY
 OTHER SPACES THAT MAY REQUIRE IT, PER 2010 FBC/M 403.3
 AND TABLE 403.3.
  
 5) PROVIDE FOR SHUTOFF DAMPER CONTROLS.
 BOTH OUTDOOR AIR SUPPLY AND EXHAUST DUCTS SHALL BE
 EQUIPPED WITH DAMPERS THAT WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT WHEN
 THE SYSTEMS OR SPACES SERVED ARE NOT IN USE, PER 2010
 FBC/ENERGY 503.2.4.4.
  
 6) PROVIDE FOR BALANCE RETURN AIR, PER 2010 FBC/M 601.4
 BALANCED RETURN AIR.
 RESTRICTED RETURN AIR OCCURS IN BUILDINGS WHEN RETURNS
 ARE LOCATED IN CENTRAL ZONES AND CLOSED INTERIOR DOORS
 IMPEDE AIR FLOW TO THE RETURN GRILL OR WHEN CEILING
 SPACES ARE USED AS RETURN PLENUMS AND FIRE WALLS
 RESTRICT AIR MOVEMENT FROM ONE PORTION OF THE RETURN
 PLENUM TO ANOTHER. PROVISIONS SHALL BE MADE IN BOTH
 RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS TO AVOID
 UNBALANCED AIR FLOWS AND PRESSURE DIFFERENTIALS CAUSED
 BY RESTRICTED RETURN AIR. PRESSURE DIFFERENTIALS ACROSS
 CLOSED DOORS WHERE RETURNS ARE CENTRALLY LOCATED SHALL
 BE LIMITED TO 0.01 INCH WC (2.5 PASCALS) OR LESS.
 PRESSURE DIFFERENTIALS ACROSS FIRE WALLS IN CEILING
 SPACE PLENUMS SHALL BE LIMITED TO 0.01 INCH WC (2.5
 PASCALS) BY PROVIDING AIR DUCT PATHWAYS OR AIR TRANSFER
 PATHWAYS FROM THE HIGH PRESSURE ZONE TO THE LOW ZONE.
  
 7) PER 2010 FBC/M 606.1 CONTROLS REQUIRED.
 AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH SMOKE
 DETECTORS LISTED AND LABELED FOR INSTALLATION IN AIR
 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, AS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION. DUCT
 SMOKE DETECTORS SHALL COMPLY WITH UL 268A. OTHER SMOKE
 DETECTORS SHALL COMPLY WITH UL 268.
  
 8) PER 2010 FBC/M 607.5 WHERE REQUIRED.
 FIRE DAMPERS, SMOKE DAMPERS AND COMBINATION FIRE/SMOKE
 DAMPERS SHALL BE PROVIDED AT THE LOCATIONS PRESCRIBED
 IN SECTIONS 607.5.1 THROUGH 607.5.7. WHERE AN ASSEMBLY
 IS REQUIRED TO HAVE BOTH FIRE DAMPERS AND SMOKE
 DAMPERS, COMBINATION FIRE/SMOKE DAMPERS OR A FIRE
 DAMPER AND SMOKE DAMPER SHALL BE REQUIRED.
  
 2010 FBC/M 607.5.1 FIRE WALLS.
 DUCTS AND AIR TRANSFER OPENINGS PERMITTED IN FIRE WALLS
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 706.11 OF THE FLORIDA
 BUILDING CODE, BUILDING SHALL BE PROTECTED WITH LISTED
 FIRE DAMPERS INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR
 LISTING. WALLS BETWEEN TENANT SEPARATION, COMMON
 SPACES, AND LEASE SPACES WILL MOST LIKELY BE FIRE
 RATED.
  
 MECHANICAL PLAN REVIEW BY:
 TOM GORDON (HY-BYRD INC.) (561) 805-6732


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