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2016-10-12 09:01:04 | 2ND ELECTRICAL REVIEW NOTES |
| REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH: |
| 5TH EDITION FBC 2014, 2010 NFPA 72 & NFPA 70 2011 (NEC) |
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| BELOW PLEASE FIND A LIST OF REQUIRED CORRECTIONS. |
| ADDITIONAL CORRECTIONS MAY BE REQUIRED AFTER REVIEW OF |
| SUBMITTED CORRECTIONS. |
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| MR. PICKERING, I HAVE GONE OVER YOUR RESUBMITTAL AND |
| AGREE WITH ALL YOUR RESPONSES EXCEPT NUMBER 8. IN MY |
| INITIAL REVIEW I ASKED THAT THE PULL STATION BE |
| RELOCATED OR THAT YOU ADD A PULL STATION TO COMPLY WITH |
| THE REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA 72, SECTION 17.14.6 WHICH |
| CLEARLY STATES THAT THERE SHALL BE A MANUAL PULL |
| STATION WITHIN 5? OF EVERY EXIT. THIS IS SO CRUCIAL TO |
| THE INTENT OF LIFE SAFETY THAT IN THE FOLLOWING |
| SECTION, NFPA 72, SECTION 17.14.7 LARGER OPENINGS ARE |
| REQUIRED TO HAVE A DEVICE AT BOTH ENDS AND ALSO WITHIN |
| 5? OF THE OPENING. |
| PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS OUR POLICY TO HAVE ALL FIRE |
| ALARM WORK PERFORMED UNDER A PERMIT OF ITS OWN AND NOT |
| AS A PART OF THE ELECTRICAL PERMIT SUB-PERMIT. I |
| RESEARCHED THE DETAILS OF YOUR RESPONSE AND FOUND THAT |
| THE INITIAL BUILDING PERMIT FOR THESE PREMISES WAS |
| APPLIED FOR IN 2008 UNDER PERMIT NUMBER 08500795 WHICH |
| WAS FOR SOME REASON REVOKED AND LATER IN 2010 RE-ISSUED |
| AS PERMIT NUMBER 10010548. IT WAS NOT UNTIL 2013 THAT |
| AN ELECTRICAL SUB PERMIT WAS ISSUED (13120581). I FAIL |
| TO FIND A FIRE ALARM PERMIT. |
| IN SUMMATION, I AM NOT IN A POSITION TO ALLOW YOU TO |
| CIRCUMVENT THE CODE. MY POSITION IS ONLY TO MAKE |
| CERTAIN THAT THE CODE IS FOLLOWED. FURTHERMORE, A PRIOR |
| REVIEW APPROVED OR OTHERWISE, HAD THERE BEEN ONE IS NOT |
| AN APPROVAL OR AUTHORIZATION TO VIOLATE OR CIRCUMVENT |
| THE CODE. |
| IN THIS CASE, WITHOUT ATTEMPTING TO DESIGN OR REDESIGN |
| THE SYSTEM, YOU HAVE A CHOICE OF EITHER TO RELOCATE THE |
| EXISTING STATION TO A POINT MIDWAY BETWEEN BOTH EXITS |
| OR SIMPLY ADD A DEVICE TO ASCERTAIN COMPLIANCE. |
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| WHEN RESUBMITTING, FOR A QUICKER RETURN ON YOUR |
| RE-SUBMITTAL, PLEASE PROVIDE A RESPONSE LETTER |
| (NARRATIVE) ADDRESSING EACH ITEM AND THE PAGE NUMBER |
| WHERE THE CORRECTIONS APPEAR ALONG WITH THE STANDARD |
| CITY RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE INSERT |
| CORRECTED PAGES INTO THE SUBMITTAL PACKAGE. MARK VOID |
| AND LEAVE THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS FOR |
| COMPARATIVE REVIEW. CLOUDING THE CHANGES WILL BE |
| GREATLY APPRECIATED. |
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| IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE DON?T HESITATE TO |
| CONTACT ME DIRECTLY. |
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| THANK YOU, |
| MIKE ALBARRAN |
| ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| PH: 561-805-6746 |
| EMAIL: [email protected] |
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