Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17070995
Permit Number 17070995
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2017-09-27 07:35:47CODES IN EFFECT:
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2014 5TH EDITION
 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2014 5TH
 EDITION
 NFPA 70 2011 EDITION, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
  
 ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW.
  
 PREVIOUS COMMENTS THAT WERE ADDRESSED HAVE BEEN
 REMOVED, THE REMAINING ARE ITEMS NOT ADDRESSED
 SATISFACTORILY. ADDITIONALLY, THE PLAN IS REQUIRED TO
 BE SIGNED BY THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN. FS
 481.229
  
  
 3. PROVIDE AFCI PROTECTION TO CODE. NEC 210.12; FBC
 RE3902.12, FBC 107.2.1 (THE NOTE PROVIDED REFERENCES
 THE 2008 NEC, WHICH IS NOT THE CURRENT CODE.
 ADDITIONALLY, AFCI PROTECTION IS REQUIRED IN MORE THAN
 JUST SLEEPING AREAS. CODE STATES: ALL 120-VOLT, SINGLE
 PHASE, 15 AND 20 AMPERE BRANCH CIRCUITS SUPPLYING
 OUTLETS IN DWELLING UNIT FAMILY ROOMS, DINING ROOMS,
 LIVING ROOMS, PARLORS, LIBRARIES, DENS, BEDROOMS,
 SUNROOMS, RECREATION ROOMS, CLOSETS, HALLWAYS, OR
 SIMILAR AREAS OR ROOMS, SHALL HAVE AFCI PROTECTION. NEC
 210.12; FBC RE3902.12) PROVIDE CORRECTION.
 4. PROVIDE TAMPER RESISTANT OUTLETS TO CODE. NEC
 406.12; FBC RE4002.14 (THE NOTE PROVIDED REFERENCES THE
 2008 NEC, WHICH IS NOT THE CURRENT CODE. ALSO, THE CODE
 SECTION CITED, 406.11, IS NOT RELATED TO TAMPER
 RESISTANT OUTLETS.) PROVIDE CORRECTION.
 5. WATER HEATER BREAKER IS TOO LARGE. PROVIDE
 CORRECTION. NEC 422.13 (RESPONSE TO COMMENTS STATES
 THAT THE PANEL SCHEDULE WAS CHANGED, HOWEVER, IT IS
 STILL SHOWING A 30 AMP BREAKER. AT 125% OF THE LOAD,
 THE PROPER SIZE BREAKER FOR THIS IS 25 AMP.) PROVIDE
 CORRECTION.
 6. AHU UNIT IS SHOWN BEING FED BY #6 WIRE. IS THIS
 ROMEX, OR WIRING INSTALLED IN A CONDUIT? #6 ROMEX WIRE,
 WHICH IS TYPICAL IN RESIDENTIAL WIRING, IS NOT RATED
 FOR 60 AMPS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 334.80; FBC
 RE3705.4.4 (THE CORRECTION PROVIDED WAS TO CHANGE THE
 BREAKER SIZE TO 50 AMP. HOWEVER, WITH THE NEW
 MECHANICAL SUBMISSION, I SEE THAT THE AHU WILL HAVE A 5
 KW HEAT STRIP. SO, THE PROPER SIZE BREAKER IS 30 AMP.
 ALSO, THE CU UNIT SHOWS A 40 AMP BREAKER IN PANEL, BUT
 THE SPECS STATE THAT THE MOCP IS 35 AMP. PROVIDE
 CORRECTION FOR BOTH UNITS.)
 8. CLOSET LIGHT IS NOT SPECIFIED. PROVIDE DETAIL OF
 FIXTURE, OR NOTE TO COMPLY WITH CODE. NEC 410.16; FBC
 RE4003.12 (RESPONSE TO COMMENT STATES TO SEE NOTE # 6,
 BUT THERE IS NOTHING IN NOTE # 6 THAT RELATES TO CLOSET
 LIGHTING.) PROVIDE CORRECTION.
  
  
 PLEASE NOTE: SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED
 MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. WHEN
 RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE
 LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY
 RESUBMITTAL FORM. ADDITIONALLY, INSERT CORRECTED PAGES
 INTO THE ORIGINAL SUBMITTAL AND REMOVE OR VOID THE
 PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS.
  
 SINCERELY,
  
 JOHN PEARSON
 ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER
 561-805-6746
 [email protected]
  


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