Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 17120551
Permit Number 17120551
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 4
Notes
Date Text
2018-08-20 11:44:56CODES IN EFFECT:
 FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION
 WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC 2017
 6TH ED, CHAPTER 1.
 FBC EC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2017
 6TH EDITION
 FBC RE = FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL CODE 2017 6TH EDITION
 NEC = NFPA 70 2014 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. ANY NEW
 COMMENTS WILL BE LISTED AFTER PREVIOUS COMMENTS.
  
 1. 3 PHASE PANEL ON SINGLE PHASE SERVICE. (THIS HAS NOT
 BEEN ADDRESSED IN THE RISER DIAGRAM. RISER DIAGRAM MUST
 ACCURATELY REFLECT THE CURRENT ELECTRICAL SERVICE. HOW
 COULD A 3 PHASE SERVICE BE FED FROM A SINGLE PHASE
 SERVICE? PROVIDE ACCURATE RISER DIAGRAM, SHOWING ALL
 DETAILS OF SERVICE EQUIPMENT, UNDERGROUND OR OVERHEAD
 SERVICE, WIRE AND BREAKER SIZES FOR SERVICE AND FEED TO
 ANY SUB-PANEL(S). SHOW GEC SIZE AND SYSTEM, SHOW
 INTERSYSTEM BONDING TERMINATION POINT. NEC 215.5, 230,
 250.50, 250.94, 408.30; WPB FBC 107.2.1
  
 NEW COMMENT:
  
 2. PLAN HAS A BLOCK NOTE THAT STATES THERE IS NOW WORK
 TO BE INTENDED UNDER THIS PERMIT, BUT PLAN SHOWS
 EXHAUST FANS BEING INSTALLED. CORRECT DISCREPANCY. WPB
 FBC 107.2.1
 3. PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION FOR SERVICE,
 INCLUDE EXISTING AND NEW LOADS TO CONFIRM CAPACITY OF
 SERVICE IS ADEQUATE. LOAD CALCULATION SHOULD SHOW LOADS
 BASED ON THE WATTAGE DEMAND FOR EACH LOAD, AND THEN
 DIVIDED BY THE APPROPRIATE VOLTAGE. LOAD CALCULATION
 PROVIDED SWITCHES BETWEEN AMPERAGE OF LOADS AND
 WATTAGE, AND THEREFORE IS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND.
 BASED ON THE NUMBERS PROVIDED, THE SERVICE TO SOUTH
 BUILDING IS OVERLOADED AS IS, AND NOW THERE WILL BE
 ADDITIONAL LOAD FOR EXHAUST FANS. THERE IS ALSO NO LOAD
 SHOWN FOR SMALL APPLIANCE CIRCUITS, WATER HEATERS, AND
 EXHAUST HOODS. NEC 215.2, 220, 408.30
 4. PROVIDE PANEL SCHEDULE(S) INDICATING ANY NEW OR
 ALTERED CIRCUITS, THE WIRE AND BREAKER SIZE FOR THESE
 CIRCUITS, AND AFCI OR GFCI PROTECTION WHERE APPLICABLE
 TO COMPLY WITH CODE. NEC 210.8, 210.12, 210.19, 210.20,
 215.5, 408.4; WPB FBC 107.3.5
 5. EACH OCCUPANT SHALL HAVE READY ACCESS TO ALL
 OVERCURRENT DEVICES PROTECTING THE CONDUCTORS SUPPLYING
 THAT OCCUPANCY. LOCATION OF ELECTRICAL PANELS NOT SHOWN
 ON PLAN, THEREFORE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE
 COMPLIANCE WITH THIS REQUIREMENT. PROVIDE CORRECTION.
 NEC 240.24(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 THE PREVIOUSLY
 REVIEWED SHEETS. ONE COPY OF THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED
 SHEETS SHOULD REMAIN IN PACKAGE AND BE MARKED OLD
 SHEETS.
  
 SINCERELY,
  
 JOHN PEARSON
 ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER
 561-805-6746
 [email protected]
  


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