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2014-05-13 07:55:43 | ELECTRICAL REVIEW DENIED. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS |
| FOUND TO BE DEFICIENT IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS BASED ON |
| 2008 EDITION OF THE NEC AND THE 2010 FBC, FBC RES., FBC |
| ENERGY, SEE COMMENTS BELOW. |
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| 1) AT LEAST 50% OF THE LAMPS IN PERMANENTLY INSTALLED |
| LIGHT FIXTURES SHALL BE HIGH EFFICIENCY. FBC-R 404.1 |
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| 2) RECESSED LIGHTING TO BE AIR TIGHT AND IC RATED. |
| FBC-R402.4.5 |
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| 3) ARC-FAULT PROTECTION IS NOW REQUIRED IN RESIDENTIAL |
| OCCUPANCIES ON ALL 15 AND 20 AMP BRANCH CIRCUITS THAT |
| ARE NOT ALREADY REQUIRED TO BE PROTECTED BY GROUND |
| FAULT INTERRUPTERS CIRCUITS (GFCI) OR OVER 120 VOLTS. |
| NEC 210.12(B) |
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| 4) ALL NEW RECEPTACLES MUST BE TAMPER RESISTANT. NEC |
| 406.11 THOSE OUTLETS IN WET LOCATIONS SHALL BE WEATHER |
| RESISTANT NEC 406.8(B)(1) |
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| 5) ALL 125V SINGLE PHASE, 15 AND 20AMP RECEPTACLES |
| INSTALLED IN THE LOCATIONS SPECIFIED IN (1) THROUGH (8) |
| SHALL HAVE GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER PROTECTION |
| FOR PERSONNEL. NEC 210.8. ALL OUTLETS IN ALL OF THESE |
| LOCATIONS SHALL BE GFCI PROTECTED. |
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| 6) GFCI PROTECTED OUTLETS ARE REQUIRED FRONT AND BACK |
| AT EACH RESIDENTIAL BUILDING AND AT THE LOCATION OF THE |
| MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT. NEC 210-52 (E) (1), 210-63 |
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| 7) OCCUPIABLE BALCONIES AND PORCHES OVER 20 SQ FT MUST |
| HAVE A RECEPTACLE OUTLET GFCI PROTECTED. NEC |
| 210.52(E)(3). |
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| 8) ANY SPACE 2 FEET OR MORE IN WIDTH (INCLUDING SPACE |
| MEASURED AROUND CORNERS) RECEPTACLES SHALL BE INSTALLED |
| SUCH THAT NO POINT MEASURED HORIZONTALLY ALONG THE |
| FLOOR LINE IN ANY WALL SPACE IS MORE THAN 6 FEET FROM A |
| RECEPTACLE OUTLET. NEC 210.50(A)(1) SPACING. |
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| 9) IN KITCHENS, PANTRIES, BREAKFAST ROOMS, DINING |
| ROOMS, AND SIMILAR AREAS OF DWELLING UNITS, RECEPTACLE |
| OUTLETS FOR COUNTERTOP SPACES SHALL BE INSTALLED IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH NEC 210.52(C)(1) THROUGH (C)(5). |
| ADDITIONAL OUTLETS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE KITCHEN |
| COUNTERTOPS. |
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| 10) LAUNDRY BRANCH CIRCUITS IN ADDITION TO THE NUMBER |
| OF BRANCH CIRCUITS REQUIRED BY OTHER PARTS OF THIS |
| SECTION, AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL 20-AMPERE BRANCH |
| CIRCUIT SHALL BE PROVIDED TO SUPPLY THE LAUNDRY |
| RECEPTACLE OUTLET(S) REQUIRED BY 210.52(F). THIS |
| CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE NO OTHER OUTLETS. |
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| 11) A WATER HEATER IS A MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA |
| FOR RESIDENTIAL PLANS. PLEASE PROVIDE A MEANS FOR |
| HEATING WATER AND INDICATE THE ELECTRICAL LOAD AND |
| CIRCUITING ON THE PANEL DIRECTORY AND FLOOR PLAN. FBC |
| 107.3.5 |
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| 12) IF THE RESIDENCE HAS GAS APPLIANCES, AN ATTACHED |
| GARAGE OR A FIRE PLACE A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR IS |
| REQUIRED WITHIN TEN FEET OF EACH ROOM USED FOR |
| SLEEPING. FBC R314, 315 |
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| 13) PROVIDE SMOKE DETECTORS PURSUANT TO FBC-R 314.3.1 |
| AS REQUIRED FOR NEW DWELLINGS. FBC 107.3.5 PLEASE |
| PROVIDE ONE ADDITIONAL SMOKE/CO DETECTOR AT THE SECOND |
| FL LANDING. |
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| 14) PROVIDE THE ARC FAULT CALCULATION TO INDICATE THE |
| AIC RATING ON SERVICE SWITCHGEAR. NEC 110.9 AND 110.10 |
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| 15) THE SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS SHALL BE INSTALLED |
| AT A READILY ACCESSIBLE LOCATION INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE |
| BUILDING NEAREST THE POINT OF SERVICE ENTRANCE IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH NEC 230.70. PLEASE INDICATE THE |
| LOCATION OF THE ELECTRICAL SERVICE ENTRANCE AND |
| DISCONNECTING MEANS. |
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| 16) THE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM SHALL BE INSTALLED |
| AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION III OF THE NEC 250 |
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| 17) AN INTERSYSTEM BONDING STRIP IS REQUIRED AT THE |
| MAIN SERVICE GROUND. NEC 250.94 |
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| 18) INCLUDE THE SIZE OF THE BRANCH CIRCUIT, WIRING |
| METHOD AND LOCATION OF DISCONNECTS FOR MOTORS INCLUDING |
| HVAC EQUIPMENT. FBC 107.1 |
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| 19) THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL WIRING FOR, AND |
| EQUIPMENT IN AND ADJACENT TO, NATURAL OR ARTIFICIALLY |
| MADE BODIES OF WATER NOT COVERED BY OTHER ARTICLES IN |
| THIS CODE SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE NEC |
| 682. |
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| NOTE: A SEPARATE ELECTRICAL PERMIT APPLICATION SHALL BE |
| SUBMITTED INCLUDING ALL DETAILED PLANS, SHOP DRAWINGS, |
| EQUIPMENT SUBMITTALS, PRODUCT APPROVALS, ETC? IS |
| REQUIRED FOR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: FUTURE SWIMMING |
| POOL, DOCK, GENERATOR, AUDIO, VIDEO, NETWORK, SECURITY, |
| CCTV. |
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| DAVID HAYES, ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER, PX3421, |
| 561-805-6717 OR AT [email protected] |
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