Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17090024
Permit Number 17090024
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2017-09-14 13:51:57CODES 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.
  
 1. PROVIDE COMPLETED PANEL SCHEDULE. CURRENTLY, PANEL
 SCHEDULE DOES NOT SHOW ANY LOADS FOR EACH CIRCUIT, DOES
 NOT SHOW WIRE SIZE, AND DOES NOT INDICATE AFCI OR GFCI
 PROTECTION. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.8, 210.12,
 215.5, 408.4; FBC RE3706.2, RE3902; FBC 107.2.1
 2. PROVIDE INTERSYSTEM BONDING TERMINATION POINT AT
 SERVICE. NEC 250.94; FBC RE3609.3
 3. SERVICE DISCONNECT ON POWER PLAN IS SHOWN AS
 NON-FUSED. OVERCURRENT PROTECTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS
 LOCATION. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 230.91; FBC RE
 3603.3.3
 4. NOTE 6 STATES "PROVIDE ARC FAULT RECEPTACLES AS PER
 NEC 210.12". CODE REQUIRES THE FOLLOWING: "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". PROVIDE CORRECTION TO INCLUDE MORE THAN
 RECEPTACLES. NEC 210.12; FBC RE3902.12
 5. DUE TO THE TYPE OF LIGHT FIXTURES NOT CLARIFIED IN
 CLOSETS, PROVIDE NOTE THAT LIGHT FIXTURES SHALL COMPLY
 WITH NEC 410.16. NEC 410.16; FBC RE4003.12
 6. DUE TO THE TYPE OF LIGHT FIXTURES NOT CLARIFIED IN
 DAMP LOCATIONS, PROVIDE NOTE THAT LIGHT FIXTURES SHALL
 COMPLY WITH NEC 410.10. NEC 410.10(D); FBC RE4003.11
 7. PROVIDE COMPLIANCE: "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". A NOTE WILL SUFFICE.
 FBC CE R404.1
 8. PROVIDE TAMPER RESISTANT RECEPTACLES PER CODE. A
 NOTE WILL SUFFICE. NEC 406.12; FBC RE4002.14
 9. PROVIDE A BLOCK NOTE INDICATING THE REQUIRED
 SEPARATE PERMITS AND DATA SPECIFICATION SHEET
 SUBMITTALS WHERE APPLICABLE FOR LOW VOLTAGE SYSTEMS,
 FIRE ALARM, CCTV, PHONE AND DATA, WIRELESS SYSTEMS,
 WALK-IN COOLERS, HOODS, ETC. FBC 105.1, 107.2.1
 10. THE COVERED PATIO SHOWS 2 GFCI STANDARD OUTLETS IN
 SUMMER KITCHEN. THESE OUTLETS ARE REQUIRED TO BE
 WEATHER PROOF. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 406.9; FBC RE
 4002.8
 11. CODE STATES: "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". SOME OF THE
 ENTRY/EXITS DO NOT SHOW A SWITCH TO OUTSIDE LIGHTS.
 PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.70(A)(2)(B), FBC RE3903.3
 12. THE WATER HEATER SPECIFIED ON SHEET P.0.0.00 IS
 SHOWN WITH 4500 WATT ELEMENTS. THE PANEL SCHEDULE SHOWS
 A 35 AMP BREAKER FOR THIS UNIT, WHICH IS TOO LARGE PER
 CODE. BREAKER SHOULD BE SIZED AT 125% OF THE LOAD,
 WHICH WOULD BE A 25 AMP BREAKER. PROVIDE CORRECTION.
 NEC 422.13; FBC RE3702.10
 13. CIRCUITS D-6,8 AND D-13,15 SHOW A 30 AMP DISCONNECT
 WITH 25 AMP FUSES. THE SPECS ON SHEET M-1 STATE THAT
 THE MOCP IS 30 AMPS FOR EACH UNIT. THE AMPACITY OF THE
 CONDUCTORS SUPPLYING MULTIMOTOR AND COMBINATION LOAD
 EQUIPMENT SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN THE MINIMUM CIRCUIT
 AMPACITY MARKED ON THE EQUIPMENT. THE BRANCH CIRCUIT
 OVERCURRENT PROTECTION DEVICE RATING SHALL BE THE SIZE
 AND TYPE MARKED ON THE EQUIPMENT. PROVIDE CORRECTION.
 NEC 440.22(C); FBC RE3702.11
 14. PROVIDE SMOKE/CO ALARMS IN EACH LOCATION REQUIRED
 PER CODE. FBC R314.3, R315.1; FBC 107.2.1
 15. LIGHT FIXTURE OVER MASTER SHOWER IS NOT VP. PROVIDE
 CORRECTION. NEC 410.10(D); FBC RE4003.11
 16. LAUNDRY ROOM ON 2ND FLOOR DOES NOT SHOW ANY OUTLETS
 FOR WASHER OR DRYER AND CIRCUITRY IS NOT INCLUDED IN
 PANEL SCHEDULE. PROVIDE CORRECTION. FBC 107.2.1
 17. RECEPTACLES FOR GARAGE DOOR OPENERS, CIRCUITS D-40
 AND D-41, REQUIRE GFCI PROTECTION. PROVIDE CORRECTION.
 NEC 210.8; FBC RE3902.2
  
  
 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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