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2018-05-07 17:09:04 | MECHANICAL PLANS APPROVED WITH EXECEPTION AND PROVISOS. |
| 5/16/18 |
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| AS OF 5/16/18 THE FOLLOWING LIST OF COMMENTS FROM THE |
| 3RD REVIEW WERE NOT ADDRESSED, HOWEVER DUE TO THE |
| URGENT NEED TO HAVE THE PERMIT ISSUED, THE CURRENT |
| MECHANICAL PLANS AND DOCUMENTS ARE APPROVED WITH |
| EXCEPTION, AND THE REMAINING COMMENTS LISTED BELOW ARE |
| DEEMED TO BE PROVISOS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE DESIGN |
| PROFESSIONAL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. |
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| 3RD REVIEW FBC-2017 MECHANICAL, ENERGY CONSERVATION |
| CODE |
| PERMIT #18020254 |
| 5/7/2018 |
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| PLAN REVIEW RESULTS: DENIED. |
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| THIS FOLLOW-UP (3RD) REVIEW IS BASED ON THE RESUBMITTED |
| PLANS, DOCUMENTS, AND RESPONSE NARRATIVE BY THE |
| ENGINEER OF RECORD. |
| ALL PREVIOUS REVIEW COMMENTS NOT COMPLETELY RESOLVED |
| ARE LISTED BELOW IN THEIR ORIGINAL NUMERICAL ORDER. |
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| 2) THE BTUH CAPACITY OF THE BOILER AS SHOWN IN THE |
| ENERGY CALCULATIONS DOES NOT MATCH THE CAPACITY IN THE |
| SCHEDULE ON SHEET M-601. |
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| 5) PLEASE INCLUDE IN THE SMOKE CONTROL OUTLINE A |
| NARRATIVE THAT CLARIFIES THE SEQUENCE OF OPERATION OF |
| THE SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM DURING AN ALARM AND THAT |
| ANSWERS THESE QUESTIONS: |
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| A) WILL ALL PRESSURIZATION FANS ACTIVATE DURING AN |
| ALARM? |
| B) HOW WILL THE PRESSURIZATIONS IN THE STAIRWELL AND |
| ELEVATOR SHAFTS MODULATE AND BE MONITORED? WILL THE |
| SYSTEMS BE DIGITALLY CONTROLLED USING SENSORS AND A |
| DIGITAL CONTROL PANEL? I AM NOT SEEING ANY CONTROLS IN |
| THE FA DRAWINGS, OR ANY CONTROL DIAGRAMS FOR SMOKE |
| CONTROL SEQUENCING. |
| D) WHAT IS THE SEQUENCE OF OPERATION FOR THE DOA UNITS |
| DURING AN ALARM PERTAINING TO THE FLOOR OF INCIDENT AND |
| THE UNINVOLVED FLOORS ABOVE AND BELOW? |
| E) WHAT IS THE SEQUENCE OF OPERATION FOR THE FIRE/SMOKE |
| DAMPERS AT THE SHAFTS ON EACH FLOOR? |
| F) WHAT SYSTEMS WILL BE CONNECTED TO STANDBY POWER? |
| G) WHAT IS THE RESPONSE TIME OF THE FANS, DAMPERS, |
| ETC.? |
| H) WHAT WILL BE THE DURATION OF THE OPERATION? |
| I) CLARIFY HOW SMOKE REMOVAL WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED. THE |
| NARRATIVE RESPONSE TO THIS COMMENT INDICATES REMOVAL BY |
| NATURAL MEANS- OPERABLE WINDOWS IN ACCORDING WITH |
| SECTION 403.4.7 ITEM #1. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PLANS DO |
| NOT PROVIDE A SCHEDULE FOR THE WINDOWS ON THE BUILDING |
| PERIMETER WHICH IS NEEDED TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE. |
| J) PROVIDE CONTROL DIAGRAMS ON THE PLANS SHOWING THE |
| SEQUENCE OF OPERATION FOR THE SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM. |
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| 5 CONTINUED) CONCERNING THE "EXIT VESTIBULE" |
| VENTILATION, THE ENGINEER IS STATING IN THE NARRATIVE |
| THAT THE "VESTIBULES" ARE NOT REQUIRED, HOWEVER THE |
| "EXIT VESTIBULES" ARE SHOWING ON ALL THE RESIDENTIAL |
| FLOORS AT STAIRS #235-935. PLEASE REFER TO SECTION |
| 909.20.3.3 FOR VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS FOR VESTIBULES. |
| BASED ON THAT REQUIREMENT, IT SEEMS POSSIBLE THAT |
| DEFINING THESE AREAS |
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| AS "VESTIBULES" MAY BE INCORRECT. FURTHER, I AM NOT |
| SEEING ANY REFERENCES OR DEFINITIONS IN THE BUILDING |
| CODE FOR "EXIT VESTIBULES". |
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| 5 CONTINUED) SHEET M-106: CLARIFY WHY SMOKE DETECTORS |
| ARE TO BE INSTALLED ADJACENT TO THE STAIRWELL FANS. |
| WHICH CODE, STANDARD, OR ENGINEERING ANALYSIS DOES THIS |
| REQUIREMENT COME FROM? PLEASE NOTE THAT THE REQUIREMENT |
| IN SECTION 606.2.1 IS FOR AIR HANDLING SYSTEMS. |
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| 5 CONTINUED) SHEET M-601: NOTE #9 SPECIFYING A SECOND |
| DRIVE BELT HAS NOT BEEN ADDED TO THE NOTES UNDER EACH |
| SMOKE CONTROL FAN. CLARIFY IS THE FANS WILL BE UL 705 |
| LISTED AND LABELED AS POWER VENTILATORS. |
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| 5 CONTINUED) CLASS 1 MOTORIZED DAMPERS REQUIRED ON |
| STAIRWAY AND ELEVATOR RELIEF VENTS, AND ON O/A AND |
| EXHAUST DUCTS AT THE SHAFT PENETRATIONS- SECTION |
| C403.2.4.3 |
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| 7) SHEET M-401: PLEASE INCLUDE THE EXHAUST CLEARANCE |
| DISTANCES TO ADJOINING GRADE AND PROPERTY LINES PER |
| SECTION 501.3.1(2). |
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| 9) CONCERNING THE KEF INLINE FAN, PLEASE CLARIFY IF THE |
| GREASE EXHAUST DUCT IS TO BE FIRE-WRAPPED. IF SO, THE |
| FAN MUST BE IN A FIRE RATED ROOM EQUAL TO RATING OF THE |
| WRAPPING- SECTION 506.5.1.2 |
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| ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: |
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| 1) MECHANICAL ROOM DOORS #241 & 349, 449, 549, 649, |
| 749, 849, & 949 MUST BE NON-COMBUSTIBLE- SECTION |
| C403.2.9.2 & SECTION 602.2.1. |
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| 2) M-601: MAKEUP AIR FOR THE HOOD CANNOT BE USED AS |
| COMBUSTION AIR FOR THE COOKING APPLIANCES. THAT AIR IS |
| SOLEY FOR REPLACEMENT OF EXHAUSTED AIR- SECTION 304.9.1 |
| PLEASE SEE SECTION 304.9.3: WHERE COMBUSTION AIR IS |
| PROVIDED BY MECHANICAL VENTILATION, THE SYSTEM SHALL |
| PROVIDE THE COMBUSTION AIR RATE IN ADDITION TO THE |
| REQUIRED VENTILATION AIR. THE RATE SHALL BE 0.35 CFMS |
| PER |
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| 1000 BTUH. |
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| 3) DEFERRED SUBMITTALS: 9) THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF |
| DEFERRED SUBMITTALS FOR THE MECHANICAL PERMIT THAT WILL |
| REQUIRE SHOP DRAWING APPROVAL BY THE ENGINEER OF |
| RECORD: |
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| A) SMOKE CONTROL FANS. |
| B) FIRE AND FIRE/SMOKE DAMPERS. |
| C) BAROMETRIC DAMPERS |
| D) DUCT SMOKE DETECTORS |
| E) AC ROOF AND DUCT STANDS, WALL BRACKETS |
| F) EXHAUST AND OUTSIDE AIR LOUVERS |
| G) PIPING INSULATIONS |
| H) ACCESS PANELS |
| I) GENERATOR |
| J) COMMERCIAL CLOTHES DRYERS |
| K) COOKING APPLIANCES |
| L) DUCT FIRE WRAPPING |
| M) FIRESTOPPING AND FIRE CAULKING |
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| WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE INSERT |
| CORRECTED PLAN SHEETS INTO THE SETS, REMOVE THE |
| PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS AND MARK VOID ON THEM, AND |
| KEEP THEM WITH THE SUBMITTALS. |
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| CHRISTOPHER L. COLE |
| MECHANICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| 401 CLEMATIS STREET |
| WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401 |
| 561-805-6719 |
| [email protected] |
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