Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 14050335
Permit Number 14050335
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2014-05-13 07:55:43ELECTRICAL 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.
  
 1) AT LEAST 50% OF THE LAMPS IN PERMANENTLY INSTALLED
 LIGHT FIXTURES SHALL BE HIGH EFFICIENCY. FBC-R 404.1
  
 2) RECESSED LIGHTING TO BE AIR TIGHT AND IC RATED.
 FBC-R402.4.5
  
 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)
  
 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)
  
 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.
  
 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
  
 7) OCCUPIABLE BALCONIES AND PORCHES OVER 20 SQ FT MUST
 HAVE A RECEPTACLE OUTLET GFCI PROTECTED. NEC
 210.52(E)(3).
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 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
  
 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
  
 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.
  
 14) PROVIDE THE ARC FAULT CALCULATION TO INDICATE THE
 AIC RATING ON SERVICE SWITCHGEAR. NEC 110.9 AND 110.10
  
 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.
  
 16) THE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM SHALL BE INSTALLED
 AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION III OF THE NEC 250
  
 17) AN INTERSYSTEM BONDING STRIP IS REQUIRED AT THE
 MAIN SERVICE GROUND. NEC 250.94
  
 18) INCLUDE THE SIZE OF THE BRANCH CIRCUIT, WIRING
 METHOD AND LOCATION OF DISCONNECTS FOR MOTORS INCLUDING
 HVAC EQUIPMENT. FBC 107.1
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 DAVID HAYES, ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER, PX3421,
 561-805-6717 OR AT [email protected]
  
  
  
  
  
  


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