Date |
Text |
2016-06-09 11:21:11 | JOB PERMIT NUMBER: 16051142 |
| JOB ADDRESS: 400 N FLAGLER DR SUITE 805 |
| WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA |
| DATE: JUNE 9 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. |
| |
| - THE APPLICABLE CODES ARE FBC 2014 5TH EDITION AND NEC |
| 2011 PLEASE REVISE ELECTRICAL GENERAL NOTE # 1 |
| - THE ENERGY CODE IN EFFECT IS FBC-E 2014 5TH EDITION |
| SECTION R405, REVISE NOTE #16, 18 |
| - FBC-E R402.4.8 RECESSED LIGHTING. RECESSED LIGHTING |
| INSTALLED IN THE BUILDING THERMAL ENVELOPE SHALL BE IC |
| RATED AND BE SEALED TO LIMIT AIR LEAKAGE BETWEEN |
| CONDITIONED & UNCONDITIONED SPACES. |
| - 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. |
| - ADD A NOTE STATING SMOKE ALARMS ARE EXISTING AND |
| COMPLY WITH FBC-R SECTIONS 314 & 315. |
| - SINCE WALLS ARE BEING DEMO-REMOVED, RELOCATED, |
| BUILT-NEW, PLEASE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT ALL |
| PENETRATIONS/OPENING IN A FIRE WALL MUST BE SEALED WITH |
| APPROVED SEALING MATERIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEC 300.21 |
| & FBC 714 |
| - NEC 404.2(C) GROUNDED CONDUCTOR MUST BE PROVIDED AT |
| THE SWITCH LOCATION THAT CONTROL LIGHTING LOADS. |
| (UNLESS EXCEPTION APPLIES) |
| - PROVIDE AN EXISTING RISER DIAGRAM, EXISTING AND NEW |
| LOAD CALCS, A PANEL SCHEDULE WITH # OF CIRCUITS |
| MATCHING ON FLOOR PLANS ( MARK NEW CIRCUITS ON SCHEDULE |
| ) FBC-107 MINIMUM PLAN CRITERIA. |
| |
| 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. |
| |
| FBC 2014 5TH ED. NEC 2011 |
| MARIO VALDES |
| ELECTRICAL PLAN EXAMINER |
| 561-805-6713 |
| [email protected] |
| |
| |