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2017-12-18 15:07:33 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2014 5TH EDITION |
| FBC EC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2014 |
| 5TH EDITION |
| FBC RE = FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL CODE 2014 5TH EDITION |
| NEC = NFPA 70 2011 EDITION, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE |
| FS = FLORIDA STATUTES |
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| ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW. |
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| 1. BE ADVISED THAT FIRE ALARM, LOW VOLTAGE SYSTEMS, |
| LIGHTNING PROTECTION, GENERATORS, COMMERCIAL HOOD |
| SYSTEMS, SIGNS, SITE LIGHTING, AND SWIMMING POOLS |
| (WHERE APPLICABLE) ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE OF |
| THIS PLAN REVIEW. PROVIDE A BLOCK NOTE INDICATING THE |
| REQUIRED SEPARATE PERMITS AND DATA SPECIFICATION SHEET |
| SUBMITTALS FOR ANY OF THESE SYSTEMS PRESENT. FBC 105.1, |
| 107.2.1 |
| 2. PANEL H SHOWS A GROUNDING ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR TYING |
| INTO THE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM. THE GROUNDING |
| ELECTRODE CONDUCTORS ARE INSTALLED TO THE MAIN SERVICE |
| ONLY. THIS IS NOT LABELED AS A MAIN, AND IS SHOWN BEING |
| FED FROM THE 1200 AMP MAIN. CLARIFY AND PROVIDE |
| CORRECTION AS NEEDED. LABEL MAINS AS PER CODE IF |
| NEEDED. NEC 230.2(E), 250.64 |
| 3. PROVIDE INTERSYSTEM BONDING TERMINATION POINT AT |
| SERVICE. NEC 250.94 |
| 4. PANEL SCHEDULE FOR PANEL H SHOWS A 1/0 CONDUCTOR ON |
| A 175 AMP BREAKER FEEDING THE ELEVATOR. PER CODE, A 1/0 |
| COPPER CONDUCTOR IS NOT RATED FOR 175 AMPS. PROVIDE |
| CORRECTION. ALSO, IT APPEARS THAT PANEL H MAIN BREAKER |
| IS OVERLOADED, SURPASSING THE 300 AMP RATING. PROVIDE |
| CORRECTION. NEC 310.15(B)(16), 408.30 |
| 5. PROVIDE AVAILABLE SHORT CIRCUIT CALCULATION FOR EACH |
| PANEL INCLUDING INFORMATION FROM THE POWER COMPANY |
| STATING WHAT THE AVAILABLE SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT IS FOR |
| THE SERVICE TO CONFIRM THE STATED AIC RATING OF THE |
| SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND DOWNSTREAM PANELS IS ADEQUATE. |
| NEC 110.9, 110.10 |
| 6. SPECIFY FEEDER SIZES TO THE INDIVIDUAL PANELS ON |
| RISER DIAGRAM TO CORRESPOND TO THE VOLTAGE DROP |
| REQUIREMENTS STATED ON SHEET E-4.0. FBC 107.2.1 |
| 7. IT APPEARS THAT ALL UNITS IN THIS BUILDING WILL BE |
| "B" TYPE, BUT THE PLAN SHOWS PANEL SCHEDULES FOR "A" |
| TYPE AND "C" TYPE ALSO. REMOVE ANY INFORMATION NOT |
| RELEVANT TO THIS PLAN. FBC 107.2.1 |
| 8. SHEET E-4C.1, NOTE 9 IN ELECTRICAL NOTES AND NOTE 6 |
| IN GENERAL NOTES STATE THAT RECEPTACLES SHALL BE TAMPER |
| RESISTANT PER NEC 406.11, WHICH IS NOT THE CORRECT CODE |
| SECTION. PROVIDE CORRECTION. ALSO, NOTE 2 STATES |
| RECEPTACLES WEATHER PROOF PER NEC 406.8, ALSO WRONG |
| CODE SECTION. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 406.9, 406.12; |
| FBC 107.2.1 |
| 9. SHEET E-4C.1, NOTE 7 IN GENERAL NOTES STATES THAT |
| BREAKERS FEEDING AREAS LISTED IN 250.22 SHALL BE AFCI |
| TYPE BREAKERS. CLARIFY WHY 250.22 IS RELATED TO THIS |
| CODE REQUIREMENT. PER CODE: "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. NEC 210.12 |
| 10. PANEL SCHEDULE FOR PANEL B SHOWS THE WATER HEATER |
| BREAKER AS A 30 AMP BREAKER. BASED ON THE LOAD OF A |
| STANDARD 4500 WATT ELEMENT AT 208 VOLT, THE BREAKER |
| SHOULD BE SIZED AT 25 AMP. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC |
| 422.13 |
| 11. PROVIDE GRAPH/CALCULATION OF INTERIOR LIGHTING |
| POWER ALLOWANCES PER THE FBC ENERGY CODE IN RELATION TO |
| THE CONNECTED INTERIOR LIGHTING PROPOSED TO COMPLY WITH |
| CODE FOR THE OFFICE/FITNESS CENTER AREAS. FBC EC |
| 405.5.2 |
| 12. PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING CONTROLS STIPULATED |
| IN THE FBC ENERGY CODE. MANY AREAS DO NOT SHOW THE |
| AUTOMATIC CONTROL REQUIRED, SUCH AS OFFICE, FITNESS |
| AREA, ELECTRIC ROOM, ELEVATOR CONTROL ROOM, FIRE ROOM, |
| ETC. FBC EC 405.2.2, 405.2.2.2 |
| 13. PROVIDE GFCI PROTECTED OUTLET FOR SERVICING OF A/C |
| EQUIPMENT PER CODE. THIS INCLUDES OFFICE/FITNESS CU'S |
| AND ELECTRIC ROOM AND ELEVATOR ROOM CU'S. NEC 210.63 |
| 14. SHEET E-2C.1 SHOWS THE MAIN IN THE ELECTRICAL ROOM |
| AS 1000 AMP, BUT THE RISER SHOWS THE MAIN AS 1200 AMP. |
| CORRECT DISCREPANCY. FBC 107.2.1 |
| 15. FEEDERS FROM FPL TO 1200 AMP MAIN ARE TOO SMALL. |
| PLANS SHOWS 4 SETS OF 300 KCMIL AL CONDUCTORS, WHICH |
| ARE RATED FOR 920 AMPS. WIRE MUST BE SIZED EQUAL TO OR |
| GREATER THAN THE MAIN BREAKER. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC |
| 240.4(C) |
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| END OF COMMENTS. |
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| 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. |
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| SINCERELY, |
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| JOHN PEARSON |
| ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| 561-805-6746 |
| [email protected] |
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