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2016-09-12 12:10:55 | JOB PERMIT NUMBER: 16081018 |
| JOB ADDRESS: 1105 21 STREET |
| WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA |
| DATE: SEPTEMBER 12, 2016 |
| ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS |
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| 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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| 1] PLEASE CLEARLY DEFINE THE EXTENT OF THE ELECTRICAL |
| SCOPE OF WORK. FURTHER COMMENTS MAY BE ADDED TO ENSURE |
| A SAFE CODE COMPLIANT DOCUMENT IS PASSED. FBC 107 |
| MINIMUM PLAN REVIEW |
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| 2] ELECTRICAL LOAD CALCS DON'T REFLECT PROPER DEMANDS |
| IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEC 220.82(A)&(B) OPTIONAL METHOD. |
| MISSING 2 SMALL APPLIANCE, DISHWASHER, MICROWAVE, HOOD, |
| AND FYI THE RECEPTACLE LOAD IS INCLUDED IN THE 3VA PER |
| SQFT GENERAL LIGHTING DEMAND. UNLESS 4 SEPARATELY |
| CONTROLLED UNITS THE AC HEAT LOADS CANNOT BE DEMANDED |
| AT 40 % PLEASE VERIFY NEC 220.82(C). CORRECT PANEL |
| SCHEDULES TO MATCH CURRENT LOADS AND ADJUST |
| CALCULATIONS ACCORDINGLY. |
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| 3] SMOKE ALARMS SHALL BE 3' AWAY FROM AC AND BATHROOMS |
| PLUS BE PROTECTED BY AN ARC-FAULT BREAKER PER NFPA 29 & |
| FBC-R SECTION E3902.13 |
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| 4] ALL NEWLY INSTALLED RECEPTACLES SHALL BE |
| TAMPER-RESISTANT. FBC-R SECTION E4002.12 |
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| 5] ALL NEWLY INSTALLED LIGHTING SHALL BE 75 % HIGH |
| EFFICIENCY AND RECESSED FIXTURES WILL BE IC-RATED |
| SEALED TO NOT COMPROMISE BUILDING THERMAL ENVELOPE. |
| FBC-E SECTIONS R402.4.4 & R404.1 |
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| PLEASE REVISE YOUR DRAWINGS TO REFLECT THE ABOVE |
| MENTIONED DEFICIENCIES.WHEN RESUBMITTING, FOR A QUICKER |
| RETURN ON YOUR RE-SUBMITTAL, PROVIDE A RESPONSE LETTER |
| (NARRATIVE) ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE |
| STANDARD CITY RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. |
| 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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