Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17080677
Permit Number 17080677
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2018-02-09 15:06:55CODES IN EFFECT:
 FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2014 5TH EDITION
 FBC CE = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2014
 5TH EDITION
 FBC RE = FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL CODE 2014 5TH EDITION,
 PART VIII ELECTRICAL
 NEC = NFPA 70 2011 EDITION, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
 FS = FLORIDA STATUTES
  
 ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW.
  
 PREVIOUS COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED
 SATISFACTORILY ARE MARKED AS CORRECTED. PREVIOUS
 COMMENTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED SATISFACTORILY
 HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS IN PARENTHESES. SEE NEW
 COMMENT THAT FOLLOWS THE ORIGINAL COMMENTS.
  
 1. CORRECTED.
 2. CORRECTED.
 3. CORRECTED.
 4. CORRECTED.
 5. PROVIDE SPEC SHEET FOR EXISTING METER CAN SHOWING
 DOUBLE LUG COMPATIBLE. DESCRIBE METHOD OF DOUBLE LUG
 TAP. FBC 107.2.1, NEC 110.3 (PLAN SHOWS A TAP FROM THE
 200 AMP DISCONNECT TO BE INSTALLED. WHAT IS THE METHOD
 OF THIS TAP? MOST 200 AMP DISCONNECTS HAVE A LUG RATED
 FOR A SINGLE WIRE, NOT FOR TWO AS SHOWN IN RISER.
 PROVIDE CLARIFICATION AND/OR CORRECT.)
 6. CORRECTED.
 7. CORRECTED.
 8. FEEDERS THAT SUPPLY A SEPARATE STRUCTURE REQUIRE A
 DISCONNECTING MEANS AT THE BUILDING OR SEPARATE
 STRUCTURE SUPPLIED. PROVIDE EITHER A MAIN DISCONNECT OR
 MAIN BREAKER FOR PANEL A AT THE NEW BUILDING. NEC
 225.31, 225.32 (THE MOUNTING LOCATION OF THE DISCONNECT
 THAT WAS ADDED FOR THIS IS NOT SHOWN ON POWER PLAN.
 SHOW LOCATION OF DISCONNECT SO RISER AND POWER PLAN
 MATCH. FBC 107.2.1)
 9. A GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM IS REQUIRED TO BE
 ESTABLISHED AT EACH SEPARATE BUILDING OR STRUCTURE AND
 CONNECTED TOGETHER. PROVIDE DETAILS ON PLAN OF
 GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM AND WIRING. NEC 250.32; FBC
 RE3607.3 (NOTE ON PLAN STATES THIS IS NOT REQUIRED PER
 FIGURE 250.87, WHICH DOES NOT EXIST. THIS IS REQUIRED,
 PROVIDE AS PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED. SEE EXHIBIT 250.19 IN
 THE NEC HANDBOOK FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION.)
 10. CORRECTED.
 11. FOR DWELLING UNITS, ATTACHED GARAGES, AND DETACHED
 GARAGES WITH ELECTRIC POWER, AT LEAST ONE WALL
 SWITCH-CONTROLLED LIGHTING OUTLET SHALL BE INSTALLED ON
 THE EXTERIOR SIDE OF OUTDOOR ENTRANCES/EXITS WITH GRADE
 LEVEL ACCESS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.70(A)(2)(B),
 FBC RE3903.3 (A SWITCH SHOULD BE LOCATED AT EACH GRADE
 LEVEL ACCESS, ONE IS MISSING.)
 12. CORRECTED.
  
 NEW COMMENT:
  
 13. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT SOME COMMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN
 ADDRESSED FOR TWO REVIEWS. IF UPON THE THIRD REVIEW, IF
 IT IS NECESSARY TO REJECT THE SUBMITTED PLAN A THIRD
 TIME FOR THE SAME REASONS, AN ADDITIONAL PLAN REVIEW IS
 REQUIRED. FLORIDA STATUTES STATE: ?WITH RESPECT TO
 EVALUATION OF DESIGN PROFESSIONALS? DOCUMENTS, IF A
 LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINDS IT NECESSARY, IN ORDER TO
 ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AND
 ISSUE A PERMIT, TO REJECT DESIGN DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY
 THE CODE THREE OR MORE TIMES FOR FAILURE TO CORRECT A
 CODE VIOLATION SPECIFICALLY AND CONTINUOUSLY NOTED IN
 EACH REJECTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EGRESS,
 FIRE PROTECTION, STRUCTURAL STABILITY, ENERGY,
 ACCESSIBILITY, LIGHTING, VENTILATION, ELECTRICAL,
 MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND GAS SYSTEMS, OR OTHER
 REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED BY RULE OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING
 COMMISSION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 120, THE LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT SHALL IMPOSE, EACH TIME AFTER THE THIRD SUCH
 REVIEW THE PLANS ARE REJECTED FOR THAT CODE VIOLATION,
 A FEE OF FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF THE PROPORTION OF THE
 PERMIT FEE ATTRIBUTED TO PLANS REVIEW. FS 553.80(2)(B)?
  
 END OF COMMENTS.
  
 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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