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2017-12-28 18:01:17 | NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE (R3), MECHANICAL REVIEW |
| COMMENTS. |
| CODE: FBC 5TH EDITION (2014). |
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| NOTE: |
| MECHANICAL REVIEW MAY BE APPROVED WITH PROVISO. PROVISO |
| MEANS THAT CONTRACTOR WILL SUBMIT REQUIRED INFORMATION |
| AFTER THE PERMIT IS ISSUED BUT BEFORE INSPECTIONS TO |
| AVOID CONFLICTS/DELAYS. REVISION FEES MAY APPLY. |
| CONTRACTOR TO ADVICE IS PROVISO OPTION IS PREFERRED AT |
| THIS TIME OR IF RE-SUBMITTING REQUIRED INFORMATION. |
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| 1- REVISE EQUIPMENT SIZING CALCULATIONS: |
| A) CALCULATIONS NEED TO BE DONE FOR THE ACTUAL |
| ORIENTATION OF THE BUILDING AS REQUIRED BY SEC. |
| R403.6.1 FBC-ENERGY CONSERVATION, 5TH EDITION (2014). |
| REVISE AS REQUIRED. NOTE: IT LOOKS LIKE THE PERSON |
| PREPARING THE EQUIPMENTS SIZING CALCULATIONS IS THE |
| SAME PERSON WHO PREPARED THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS. |
| COORDINATE WITH BUILDING COMMENTS REGARDING THE ENERGY |
| CALCULATIONS. SEE COMMENTS BELOW. |
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| B) EQUIPMENT LISTED IN THE EQUIPMENT SIZING |
| CALCULATIONS AND A/C PLAN SUBMITTED DON'T MATCH. REVISE |
| AS REQUIRED TO MATCH. NOTE: COORDINATE WITH A/C |
| CONTRACTOR TO AVOID CONFLICTS/DELAYS. SEC. 107.2.1 CITY |
| AMENDMENTS. |
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| C) THE COOLING DESIGN CONDITIONS NEED TO BE REVISED AS |
| REQUIRED BY SEC. C302.1 FBC-ENERGY CONSERVATION. THE |
| MINIMUM DESIGN CONDITIONS FOR COOLING IS 75 DEGREES NOT |
| 74 DEGREES. REVISE AS REQUIRED. |
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| D) THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE USED FOR THE CALCULATIONS |
| DOESN'T MATCH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SPECIFIED ON THE |
| ENERGY CALCULATIONS. REVISE AS REQUIRED TO MATCH. SEC. |
| R403.6.1 FBC-ENERGY CONSERVATION DOESN'T ALLOW ANY |
| FACTORS THAT WILL AFFECT THE SIZING OF THE EQUIPMENT. |
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| 2- THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT A/C PLANS SUBMITTED. ONE |
| PLAN WAS SUBMITTED WITH THE EQUIPMENT SIZING |
| CALCULATIONS AND THE ONE WAS SUBMITTED BY THE A/C |
| CONTRACTOR. THEY DON'T MATCH. SUBMIT ONLY ONE A./C PLAN |
| TO AVOID CONFLICTS/DELAYS. SEC. 107.2.1 CITY |
| AMENDMENTS. |
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| 3- A/C PLAN SUBMITTED BY A/C CONTRACTOR (SMYTH AIR |
| CONDITIONING INC): |
| A) PROVIDE THE NAME AND SIGNATURE OF THE A/C CONTRACTOR |
| RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN AS REQUIRED BY SEC. 107.2.1 |
| CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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| B) EQUIPMENT LISTED IN THE EQUIPMENT SIZING |
| CALCULATIONS AND A/C PLAN SUBMITTED DON'T MATCH. REVISE |
| AS REQUIRED TO MATCH. 107.2.1 CITY AMENDMENTS. |
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| ENERGY CALCULATIONS COMMENTS DONE UNDER THE BUILDING |
| REVIEW: |
| 1- ENERGY CALCULATIONS SUBMITTED: |
| A) NUMBER OF BEDROOMS DON'T MATCH PLANS. NOTE: |
| COORDINATE WITH ENGINEER OF RECORD AND REVISE AS |
| REQUIRED. COORDINATE WITH ITEM #6 ABOVE. SEC. |
| R101.5.1.1.1 FBC-ENERGY CONSERVATION, 5TH EDITION |
| (2014). |
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| B) REVISE ROOF MATERIAL SPECIFIED ON PAGE 2 OF 4 TO |
| MATCH PLANS AND PRODUCT APPROVAL SUBMITTED. SEC. |
| R101.5.1.1.1 FBC-ENERGY CONSERVATION, 5TH EDITION |
| (2014). |
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| C) PAGE 2 OF 4 SPECIFIES AN ATTIC VENTILATION RATIO OF |
| 1/300. PLANS DON'T PROVIDE ANY SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE |
| 1/300 VENT RATIO. TYPICALLY THE VENT RATIO IS 1/150. IF |
| USING THE 1/300 VENT RATIO, THEN PLANS WILL NEED TO BE |
| REVISED SHOWING COMPLIANCE WITH THIS RATIO AS REQUIRED |
| BY THE EXCEPTION OF SEC. R806.2 FBC-RESIDENTIAL. |
| COORDINATE WITH ENGINEER OF RECORD AND REVISE AS |
| REQUIRED. |
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| D) WALLS AND WINDOWS ORIENTATION NEED TO BE REVISED TO |
| MATCH PLANS. NOTE: SEE SURVEY AND SITE PLAN FOR THE |
| CORRECT ORIENTATION. SEC. R101.5.1.1.1 FBC-ENERGY |
| CONSERVATION, 5TH EDITION (2014). |
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| E) COOLING AND HEATING INFORMATION DOESN'T MATCH |
| EQUIPMENT SIZING CALCULATIONS. REVISE AS REQUIRED TO |
| MATCH. SEC. R101.5.1.1.1 FBC-ENERGY CONSERVATION, 5TH |
| EDITION (2014). |
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| ****PLEASE PROVIDE RESPONSE LETTER ADDRESSING EACH |
| COMMENT TO HELP EXPEDITE THE REVIEW PROCESS. |
| ****PLEASE INSERT ANY REVISED DRAWING AND REMOVE OLD |
| DRAWINGS. DON'T STAPLE OLD DRAWINGS. SUBMIT OLD |
| DRAWINGS FOR REFERENCE. |
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| IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT |
| JULIO GOMEZ |
| COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| BUILDING DIVISION |
| (561)805-6712 |
| [email protected] |