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2015-09-09 15:46:28 | PLAN |
| REVIEW COMMENTS |
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| 1ST REVIEW: FBC FIFTH EDITION (2014) |
| ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO |
| COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| (561) 805-6714 |
| [email protected] |
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| DENIED BY MECHANICAL |
| PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW: |
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| 1) IT APPEARS THAT THE AHU IS LOCATED IN THE ATTIC. |
| SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH FBC-R - M1305.1.3 ATTICS |
| CONTAINING APPLIANCES SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH AN OPENING |
| AND A CLEAR AND UNOBSTRUCTED PASSAGEWAY LARGE ENOUGH TO |
| ALLOW REMOVAL OF THE LARGEST APPLIANCE, BUT NOT LESS |
| THAN 30 INCHES (762 MM) HIGH AND 22 INCHES (559 MM) |
| WIDE AND NOT MORE THAN 6 FEET (1829 MM) LONG MEASURED |
| ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF THE PASSAGEWAY FROM THE OPENING |
| TO THE APPLIANCE. THE PASSAGEWAY SHALL HAVE CONTINUOUS |
| SOLID FLOORING IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 5 NOT LESS |
| THAN 24 INCHES (610 MM) WIDE. A LEVEL SERVICE SPACE AT |
| LEAST 30 INCHES (762 MM) DEEP AND 30 INCHES (762 MM) |
| WIDE SHALL BE PRESENT ALONG ALL SIDES OF THE APPLIANCE |
| WHERE ACCESS IS REQUIRED. THE CLEAR ACCESS OPENING |
| DIMENSIONS SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 20 INCHES BY 30 INCHES |
| (508 MM BY 762 MM), AND LARGE ENOUGH TO ALLOW REMOVAL |
| OF THE LARGEST APPLIANCE. |
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| 2) FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION R403.2.4 |
| AIR-HANDLING UNITS SHALL BE ALLOWED IN ATTICS IF THE |
| FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET: |
| 1. THE SERVICE PANEL OF THE EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED WITHIN |
| 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. |
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| 3) FBC-R - M1305.1.3.1 ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS. A |
| LUMINAIRE CONTROLLED BY A SWITCH LOCATED AT THE |
| REQUIRED PASSAGEWAY OPENING AND A RECEPTACLE OUTLET |
| SHALL BE INSTALLED AT OR NEAR THE APPLIANCE LOCATION IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 34. |
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| 4) SPECIFY THE SIZE OF THE DUCT THAT SUPPLIES THE FIRST |
| FLOOR. SPECIFY THE LOCATION OF THE DUCT CHASE ON THE |
| MECHANICAL PLAN. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| 5) SPECIFY THE GRILL SIZES AND CFMS AT EACH SUPPLY |
| OUTLET. FBC 107.3.5.1.4 |
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| 6) SPECIFY THE CLOTHES DRYER EXHAUST SYSTEM ON THE |
| PLANS. FBC - R - M1502 |
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| 7) FBC - R - M1501.1 SPECIFY THAT THE AIR REMOVED BY |
| THE MECHANICAL EXHAUST SYSTEMS SHALL BE DISCHARGED TO |
| THE OUTDOORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION M1506.2. |
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