Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17120517
Permit Number 17120517
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2018-01-02 13:38:39CODES 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
  
 ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW.
  
 1. LOAD CALCULATION PROVIDED USES DEMAND FACTORS FOR A
 RESTAURANT, WHICH IS NOT PERMITTED FOR THIS PROJECT.
 PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION PER NEC. NEC 220
 2. MAIN PANEL SHOWS TWO 200 AMP BREAKERS, ONE FEEDING
 PANEL A AND ONE FEEDING PANEL B. THE RISER DIAGRAM
 SHOWS THAT THESE PANELS ARE FED WITH CONDUCTOR SIZE
 1/0. CONDUCTOR SIZE 1/0 IS NOT RATED FOR 200 AMPS.
 PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 310.15(B)(16)
 3. RISER DIAGRAM SHOWS THE 600 AMP MAIN PANEL BEING FED
 WITH THREE 3/0 CONDUCTORS. CONDUCTOR SIZE 3/0 IS NOT
 RATED FOR 600 AMPS. ALSO, THIS IS SHOWN AS A 3 PHASE
 SERVICE, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE 4 WIRES FROM POWER
 COMPANY. AN EGC (EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR) WOULD
 NOT BE INSTALLED IN THIS CONDUIT. PROVIDE CORRECTIONS
 NEC 310.15(B)(16), 250.6; FBC 107.2.1
 4. 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
 5. PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING CONTROLS STIPULATED
 IN THE FBC ENERGY CODE. MANY AREAS DO NOT SHOW THE
 AUTOMATIC CONTROL REQUIRED, INCLUDING EXTERIOR AREAS.
 FBC EC 405.2.2, 405.2.2.2, 405.2.4
 6. 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. THIS SHOULD BE EXPRESSED IN LIGHT FIXTURE WATTAGE
 IN RELATION TO SQUARE FOOT WATTAGE PERMITTED. IT HAS
 NOTHING TO DO WITH THE AMPACITY OF THE CIRCUIT FEEDING
 THE LIGHTING. FBC EC 405.5.2
 7. PROVIDE LIGHT FIXTURE SCHEDULE. FBC 107.2.1
 8. PROVIDE RECEPTACLE CONTROL REQUIRED BY ASHREA 90.1:
 8.4.2. PER THIS REQUIREMENT, THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE
 AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED: 1) AT LEAST 50% OF ALL
 125-VOLT, 15 AND 20 AMP RECEPTACLES, IN ALL PRIVATE
 OFFICES, CONFERENCE ROOMS, ROOMS USED PRIMARILY FOR
 PRINTING AND/OR COPYING FUNCTIONS, BREAK ROOMS,
 CLASSROOMS, AND INDIVIDUAL WORKSTATIONS. 2) AT LEASE
 25% OF BRANCH CIRCUIT FEEDERS INSTALLED FOR MODULAR
 FURNITURE NOT SHOWN ON THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. FBC
 EC 405.7.1
 9. PROVIDE CONNECTION TO ALL GROUNDING ELECTRODES
 PRESENT AT BUILDING. NEC 250.50
 10. PER THE WPB AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC, 107.2.1.4
 QUALITY OF BUILDING PLANS. BUILDING PLANS SHALL BE
 DRAWN TO A MINIMUM 1/8 INCH SCALE UPON SUBSTANTIAL
 PAPER, CLOTH OR OTHER ACCEPTABLE MEDIUM. THIS POLICY
 MAY INCLUDE SUCH THINGS AS MINIMUM SIZE, SHAPE,
 CONTRAST, CLARITY, OR OTHER ITEMS RELATED TO RECORDS
 MANAGEMENT. PROVIDE CORRECTION.
 11. PROVIDE SHOW WINDOW OUTLETS PER CODE. NEC 210.62
 12. PROVIDE DEDICATED SIGN CIRCUIT WITH AUTOMATIC
 CONTROL. NEC 600.5; FBC EC 405.2.4
  
 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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