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2016-07-18 15:17:44 | JOB PERMIT NUMBER: 729 PENN ST |
| JOB ADDRESS: 471 SPENCER DRIVE |
| WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA |
| DATE: JULY 18 2016 |
| ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS |
| THE PLANS FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED PERMIT APPLICATION |
| HAVE BEEN REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE EDITION OF |
| THE NEC, (NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE) AND THE FBC, |
| (FLORIDA BUILDING CODE) AS WELL AS THE CITY OF WEST |
| PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF |
| SUBMITTAL. BELOW IS A LIST OF THE DEFICIENCIES NOTED. |
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| - SHOW LOCATION OF EXISTING SUB PANEL "A" ON THE FLOOR |
| PLAN TO VERIFY WORK CLEARANCES, LOAD CALCULATIONS AND |
| PANEL SCHEDULE REFLECT A RANGE BUT HOWEVER ON THE |
| KITCHEN LAYOUT THERE IS A COOKTOP AND AN OVEN ? MODIFY |
| ACCORDINGLY. FBC 107 MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW CRITERIA. |
| - KITCHEN ISLAND RECEPTACLE OUTLETS ON BOTH ENDS SHALL |
| BE GFCI PROTECTED AND INSTALLED NO MORE THAN 12'' BELOW |
| THE COUNTERTOP. FBC R SECTIONS E3902.6 & E3901.4.2 |
| - A/C DISCONNECT SEEMS TO BE BEHIND THE COMPRESSOR, |
| PLEASE REFLECT PROPER WORK CLEARANCE. OUTSIDE GFCI |
| RECEPTACLE SHALL ?WR? IN ADDITION OF BEING INSTALLED IN |
| A ?WP? ENCLOSURE. FBC R SECTIONS E4002.9 & E3405.1 |
| - NFPA SECTION 29.8.3.4(6). SMOKE ALARMS AND SMOKE |
| DETECTORS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED WITHIN A 36 IN. (910 |
| MM) HORIZONTAL PATH FROM A DOOR TO A BATHROOM |
| CONTAINING A SHOWER OR TUB UNLESS LISTED FOR |
| INSTALLATION IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SUCH LOCATIONS. |
| RELOCATE THE UNITS ACCORDINGLY. |
| - ONE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS SHALL HAVE OUTDOOR |
| RECEPTACLES IN BOTH BACK & FRONT OF THE HOUSE. FBC R |
| E3901.7 |
| - FBC-E R404.1 A MINIMUM OF 75 PERCENT OF THE LAMPS IN |
| PERMANENTLY INSTALLED LIGHTING FIXTURES SHALL BE |
| HIGH-EFFICACY LAMPS OR A MINIMUM OF 75 PERCENT OF THE |
| PERMANENTLY INSTALLED LIGHTING FIXTURES SHALL CONTAIN |
| ONLY HIGH EFFICACY LAMPS. |
| - PROVIDE AN ATTIC ENTRANCE LIGHT THAT IS SWITCHED AS |
| REQUIRED AND ILLUMINATION SHALL BE SUFFICIENT FOR |
| SERVICING THE AIR HANDLING UNIT. FBC R SECTION E3903.4 |
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| PLEASE REVISE YOUR DRAWINGS TO REFLECT THE ABOVE |
| MENTIONED DEFICIENCIES. |
| WHEN RESUBMITTING, FOR A QUICKER RETURN ON YOUR |
| RE-SUBMITTAL, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| LETTER (NARRATIVE) ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE |
| STANDARD CITY RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. THE NARRATIVE SHOULD |
| INCLUDE THE PLAN REVIEWER'S COMMENTS AND YOUR RESPONSE |
| OR ACTION TO SAME. |
| ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE INSERT CORRECTED PAGES INTO THE |
| SUBMITTAL AND LEAVE THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS FOR |
| COMPARISON. CLOUDING THE CHANGES WILL BE GREATLY |
| APPRECIATED. |
| IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO |
| CONTACT ME DIRECTLY. |
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| FBC 2014 5TH ED. NEC 2011 |
| MARIO VALDES |
| ELECTRICAL PLAN EXAMINER |
| 561-805-6713 |
| [email protected] |
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