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2018-04-20 07:36:21 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| 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 |
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| ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW. |
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| 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. |
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| 1. CORRECTED. |
| 2. PROVIDE LOAD CALCULATION FOR SERVICE, INCLUDE |
| EXISTING AND NEW LOADS TO CONFIRM CAPACITY OF SERVICE |
| IS ADEQUATE. NEC 215.2, 220, 408.30; FBC RE E3602.2 |
| (NOT PROVIDED. SPECIFY IF ANY NEW LOADS ARE ADDED. IF |
| NO LOADS ARE ADDED, THIS IS NOT NEEDED.) |
| 3. PROVIDE PANEL SCHEDULE 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, 215.5, 408.4; FBC RE |
| E3706.2, E3902 (NOT PROVIDED.) |
| 4. PROVIDE SMOKE/CO ALARMS IN EACH LOCATION REQUIRED |
| PER CODE. SHOW ON PLAN ALL EXISTING ALARMS. IF NONE ARE |
| EXISTING OR NOT TO CODE, SHOW AS NEW INSTALLATIONS. FBC |
| R314.3, FBC 107.2.1 (NOT PROVIDED.) |
| 5. THE WALL SPACING REQUIREMENTS FOR KITCHEN COUNTER |
| SPACE STATE THAT RECEPTACLE OUTLETS SHALL BE INSTALLED |
| SO THAT NO POINT ALONG THE WALL LINE IS MORE THAN 24 |
| INCHES MEASURED HORIZONTALLY FROM A RECEPTACLE OUTLET |
| IN THAT SPACE. THE PLAN PROVIDED DOES NOT SHOW ANY OF |
| THE REQUIRED OUTLETS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC |
| 210.52(C)(1); FBC RE E3901.4 (FROM THE PLAN PROVIDED, |
| IT IS UNCLEAR IF WALL SPACING REQUIREMENTS ARE MET |
| BECAUSE IT IS NOT CLEAR WHERE COUNTERTOP SPACES ARE |
| LOCATED. PROVIDE FRONT VIEW OF PLANS, OR A NOTE THAT |
| STATES THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE MET. BE ADVISED THAT |
| ANY COUNTERTOP SPACE 12 INCHES OR WIDER WILL REQUIRE |
| RECEPTACLES, EVEN IF THERE IS NO WALL BEHIND IT, AT |
| LEAST ONE RECEPTACLE IF IT IS A PENINSULA.) |
| 6. PROVIDE GFCI PROTECTION FOR DISHWASHER. NEC |
| 210.8(D); FBC RE E3902.10 (NOT PROVIDED.) |
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| NEW COMMENTS: |
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| 7. NOTE 12 STATES THAT ALL SLEEPING ROOMS SHALL BE AFCI |
| PROTECTED. THIS IS NOT COMPLIANT WITH CURRENT CODE, |
| WHICH STATES: "ALL BRANCH CIRCUITS THAT SUPPLY |
| 120-VOLT, SINGLE-PHASE, 15- AND 20-AMPERE OUTLETS |
| INSTALLED IN KITCHENS, FAMILY ROOMS, DINING ROOMS, |
| LIVING ROOMS, PARLORS, LIBRARIES, DENS, BEDROOMS, |
| SUN-ROOMS, RECREATIONS ROOMS, CLOSETS, HALLWAYS, |
| LAUNDRY AREAS AND SIMILAR ROOMS OR AREAS SHALL BE AFCI |
| PROTECTED." PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.12; FBC RE |
| E3902.16 |
| 8. NOTE 13 STATES THAT RECEPTACLES SHALL BE TAMPER |
| RESISTANT PER NEC 406.11. THIS CODE SECTION DOES NOT |
| APPLY TO TAMPER RESISTANT RECEPTACLES. PROVIDE |
| CORRECTION. NEC 406.12; FBC RE E4002.14 |
| 9. LIGHT FIXTURE OVER SHOWER IS SHOWN AS A STANSARD |
| RECESS LIGHT. LIGHTING IN BATHTUB OR SHOWER AREAS SHALL |
| BE SUITABLE FOR DAMP LOCATIONS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC |
| 410.10(D); FBC RE E4003.11 |
| 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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