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Plan Review Notes For Permit 14050884
Permit Number 14050884
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2014-07-25 11:07:32DATE: 7/25/2014
 PROJECT: MAHONEY RESIDENCE
 PERMIT#: 14050884
 CODE: 2008 EDITION OF THE NEC
 2010 EDITION OF THE FBC
 2010 WPB AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC, CHAPTER 1,
 ADMINISTRATION, 2012 FBC SUPPLEMENTS.
  
 1ST ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW
 ACTION: DENIED
  
 1) PROVIDE A RISER DIAGRAM AND A LOAD CALCULATION TO
 INDICATE THE AREA IN SQUARE FEET OF THE BUILDING OR
 OTHER STRUCTURE SUPPLIED BY EACH FEEDER, THE TOTAL
 CALCULATED LOAD BEFORE APPLYING DEMAND FACTORS, THE
 DEMAND FACTORS USED, THE CALCULATED LOAD AFTER APPLYING
 DEMAND FACTORS, AND THE SIZE AND TYPE OF CONDUCTORS TO
 BE USED. NEC 215.5 FBC 107.2.1
  
 2) 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. ALL OUTLETS IN THE GARAGE SHALL BE GFCI
 PROTECTED. NEC 210.8. THE OUTLET FOR THE GARAGE DOOR
 OPENER NEEDS TO BE INDENTIFIED AS BEING GFI PROTECTED.
  
 3)AT LEAST ONE RECEPTACLE SHALL BE INSTALLED AT EACH
 ISLAND COUNTERTOP SPACE WITH A LONG DIMENSION OF 600 MM
 (24 IN.) OR GREATER AND A SHORT DIMENSION OF 300 MM (12
 IN.) OR GREATER. NEC 210.52(B)(2)
  
 PROVIDE A DETAIL INDICATING THE GROUNDING ELECTRODE
 SYSTEM IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING NOTES:
 4) ALL GROUNDING ELECTRODES AS DESCRIBED IN
 250.52(A)(1) THROUGH (A)(7) THAT ARE PRESENT AT EACH
 BUILDING OR STRUCTURE SERVED SHALL BE BONDED TOGETHER
 TO FORM THE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM. WHERE NONE OF
 THESE GROUNDING ELECTRODES EXIST, ONE OR MORE OF THE
 GROUNDING ELECTRODES SPECIFIED IN 250.52(A)(4) THROUGH
 (A)(8) SHALL BE INSTALLED AND USED. NEC 250.50
 GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM.
  
 5) THE SIZE OF THE GROUNDING ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR AT THE
 SERVICE, AT EACH BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WHERE SUPPLIED
 BY A FEEDER(S) ORBRANCHCIRCUIT(S), OR AT A SEPARATELY
 DERIVED SYSTEM OF A GROUNDED OR UNGROUNDED AC SYSTEM
 SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN GIVEN IN TABLE 250.66, EXCEPT AS
 PERMITTED IN 250.66(A) THROUGH (C) NEC 250.66 SIZE OF
 ALTERNATING-CURRENT GROUNDING ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR. FOR
 A 300AMP SERVICE NEEDS A MINIMUM OF A #2CU GROUNDING
 ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR.
  
 6) AN INTERSYSTEM BONDING TERMINATION FOR CONNECTING
 INTERSYSTEM BONDING AND GROUNDING CONDUCTORS REQUIRED
 FOR OTHER SYSTEMS SHALL BE PROVIDED EXTERNAL TO
 ENCLOSURES AT THE SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND AT THE
 DISCONNECTING MEANS FOR ANY ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS OR
 STRUCTURES. NEC 250.94.
  
 7) ALL METAL PIPING SYSTEMS SHALL BE BONDED. BOND COLD
 WATER PIPE, METAL GAS PIPING AND ANY EXPOSED STRUCTURAL
 STEEL WHEN AVAILABLE AS REQUIRED. NEC 250.104,
  
 8) PROVIDE SPECIFICATIONS, AND CONNECTION DETAILS FOR
 STEAM GENERATOR INDICATING THE SUITABILITY FOR
 INSTALLATION AND USE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS CODE. NEC 110.3(A)(1 THRU 8
  
 9) OUTLET BOXES OR OUTLET BOX SYSTEMS USED AS THE SOLE
 SUPPORT OF A CEILING-SUSPENDED (PADDLE) FAN SHALL BE
 LISTED, SHALL BE MARKED BY THEIR MANUFACTURER AS
 SUITABLE FOR THIS PURPOSE, AND SHALL NOT SUPPORT
 CEILING-SUSPENDED (PADDLE) FANS THAT WEIGH MORE THAN 32
 KG (70 LB). FOR OUTLET BOXES OR OUTLET BOX SYSTEMS
 DESIGNED TO SUPPORT CEILING-SUSPENDED (PADDLE) FANS
 THAT WEIGH MORE THAN 16 KG (35 LB), THE REQUIRED
 MARKING SHALL INCLUDE THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT TO BE
 SUPPORTED. (D) BOXES AT CEILING-SUSPENDED (PADDLE) FAN
 OUTLETS.
  
 10) NOTE ON THE PLANS THAT ALL CIRCUITRY REQUIRED TO
 HAVE ARC-FAULT CIRCUITRY INTURUPTING CAPACITY SHALL BE
 IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF NEC 210.12,
  
 11) NOTE ON THE PLANS THAT ALL NEW RECEPTACLES SHALL BE
 TAMPER RESISTANT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
 NEC 406.11
  
 12) REVISE THE PLANS ACCORDINGLY TO INDICATE COMPLIANCE
 WITH ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
 PERMANENT LADDERS OR STAIRWAYS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO
 GIVE SAFE ACCESS TO THE WORKING SPACE AROUND ELECTRICAL
 EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON PLATFORMS, BALCONIES, OR
 MEZZANINE FLOORS OR IN ATTIC OR ROOF ROOMS OR SPACES.
 NEC 110.33(B)
 FOR ATTICS, UNDERFLOOR SPACES, UTILITY ROOMS, AND
 BASEMENTS, AT LEAST ONE LIGHTING OUTLET CONTAINING A
 SWITCH OR CONTROLLED BY A WALL SWITCH SHALL BE
 INSTALLED WHERE THESE SPACES ARE USED FOR STORAGE OR
 CONTAIN EQUIPMENT REQUIRING SERVICING. AT LEAST ONE
 POINT OF CONTROL SHALL BE AT THE USUAL POINT OF ENTRY
 TO THESE SPACES. THE LIGHTING OUTLET SHALL BE PROVIDED
 AT OR NEAR THE EQUIPMENT REQUIRING SERVICING. NEC
 210.70(3)
 DISCONNECTING MEANS SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN SIGHT FROM
 AND READILY ACCESSIBLE FROM THE AIR-CONDITIONING OR
 REFRIGERATING EQUIPMENT. THE DISCONNECTING MEANS SHALL
 BE PERMITTED TO BE INSTALLED ON OR WITHIN THE
 AIR-CONDITIONING OR REFRIGERATING EQUIPMENT. NEC 440.14
 INDICATE THE CIRCUITRY AND DISCONNECTING MEANS FOR THE
 A/C AHU IN THE ATTIC.
  
 AIR HANDLING UNITS SHALL BE ALLOWED IN ATTICS IF THE
 FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET:
 1. THE SERVICE PANEL OF THE EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED WITHIN
 SIX (6) FEET (1829 MM) OF AN ATTIC ACCESS.
 2. A DEVICE IS INSTALLED TO ALERT THE OWNER OR SHUT THE
 UNIT DOWN WHEN THE CONDENSATION DRAIN IS NOT WORKING
 PROPERLY.
 3. THE ATTIC ACCESS OPENING IS OF SUFFICIENT SIZE TO
 REPLACE THE AIR HANDLER.
 4. A NOTICE IS POSTED ON THE ELECTRIC SERVICE PANEL
 INDICATING TO THE HOMEOWNER THAT THE AIR HANDLER IS
 LOCATED IN THE ATTIC. SAID NOTICE SHALL BE IN ALL
 CAPITALS, IN 16 POINT TYPE, WITH THE TITLE AND FIRST
 PARAGRAPH IN BOLD:
  
 NOTICE TO HOMEOWNER
 A PART OF YOUR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, THE AIR
 HANDLER, IS LOCATED IN THE ATTIC. FOR PROPER,
 EFFICIENT, AND ECONOMIC OPERATION OF THE AIR
 CONDITIONING SYSTEM, YOU MUST ENSURE THAT REGULAR
 MAINTENANCE IS PERFORMED. YOUR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
 IS EQUIPPED WITH ONE OR BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING:
 1) A DEVICE THAT WILL ALERT YOU WHEN THE CONDENSATION
 DRAIN IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY OR;
 2) A DEVICE THAT WILL SHUT THE SYSTEM DOWN WHEN THE
 CONDENSATION DRAIN IS NOT WORKING. TO LIMIT POTENTIAL
 DAMAGE TO YOUR HOME, AND TO AVOID DISRUPTION OF
 SERVICE, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU ENSURE PROPER
 WORKING ORDER OF THESE DEVICES BEFORE EACH SEASON OF
 PEAK OPERATION. FBC-M 306.3.2
  
 WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE
 LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY
 RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. SEE LINK: HTTP://WPB.ORG/DEVELOPMENT
 /WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/SITES/33/2013/09/APPLICATION_RESUBM
 ITTAL_FORM_04132010.PDF
  
 ADDITIONALLY, INSERT CORRECTED PAGES INTO SUBMITTAL AND
 LEAVE THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS.
  
 DAVID HAYES, ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER, PX3421,
 561-805-6717 OR [email protected]


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