Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 18021046
Permit Number 18021046
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 3
Notes
Date Text
2018-07-17 07:45:28CODES 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
  
 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. PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION INCLUDING ALL
 LOADS. ALL LOADS SUPPLIED ARE THE SAME FOR EACH PANEL
 EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN EACH UNIT. ALSO,
 THE PANEL SCHEDULE SHOWS 10 KW HEAT FOR THE AHU, BUT
 YOU HAVE INCLUDED 3.25 KW IN LOAD CALCULATION. THERE
 SHOULD BE ONE LOAD CALCULATION FOR ENTIRE SERVICE, AND
 THEN A LOAD CALCULATION FOR EACH SUB-PANEL ALSO. NEC
 220 (LOAD CALCULATION PROVIDED IS NOT CODE COMPLIANT.
 DEMAND FACTORS HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO EACH PANEL, AND
 THEN AGAIN BASED ON 220.84. THAT CODE SECTION EXPLAINS
 THAT THE LOADS ARE ALL ADDED TOGETHER AND THEN A DEMAND
 FACTOR IS APPLIED ONE TIME. PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD
 CALCULATION.)
 2. 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. PLAN CURRENTLY
 SHOWS DISCONNECT A FEEDING NOTHING, DISCONNECT B
 FEEDING PANEL A, AND DISCONNECT C FEEDING PANEL B. ALSO
 NEED TO SHOW WIRE SIZE FOR SERVICE LATERAL. PROVIDE
 CORRECTIONS. NEC 215.5, 230, 250.50, 250.94, 408.30
 (THIS IS MOSTLY CORRECTED, BUT SHOWS A 130 AMP BREAKER
 FEEDING APARTMENT 3. THIS IS NOT A STANDARD FUSE SIZE
 PER 240.6. PROVIDE CORRECTION.)
 3. CORRECTED.
 4. PLAN SHOWS AFCI COVERAGE FOR SOME RECEPTACLE OUTLETS
 BUT NOT LIGHTING. THIS COVERAGE IS NOT TO CODE AND NOT
 COMPLETE. CODE REQUIRES: "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 (NOTE
 PROVIDED FOR THIS IS IN CONFLICT WITH THE ABOVE
 STATEMENT. SOME AREAS WILL REQUIRE BOTH AFCI AND GFCI
 PROTECTION. THIS SHOULD ALSO BE REFLECTED IN PANEL
 SCHEDULE.)
 5. CORRECTED.
 6. PROVIDE ACCURATE PANEL SCHEDULES, THE WIRE AND
 BREAKER SIZE FOR THESE CIRCUITS, AND AFCI OR GFCI
 PROTECTION WHERE APPLICABLE TO COMPLY WITH CODE. ALL
 PANEL SCHEDULES PROVIDED ARE IDENTICAL EVEN THOUGH THE
 UNITS ARE DIFFERENT. CIRCUITS SHOULD HAVE UNIQUE
 IDENTIFICATION. NEC 210.8, 210.12, 215.5, 408.4 (AFCI
 PROTECTION NOT LISTED COMPLETELY.)
 7. CORRECTED.
 8. CORRECTED.
 9. CORRECTED.
  
 NEW COMMENT:
  
 10. BE ADVISED THAT SOME OF THESE COMMENTS HAVE NOT
 BEEN ADDRESSED FOR TWO REVIEWS. IF UPON THE THIRD
 REVIEW, IF IT IS NECESSARY TO REJECT THE SUBMITTED PLAN
 A THIRD TIME FOR THE SAME REASONS, AN ADDITIONAL PLAN
 REVIEW IS REQUIRED. FLORIDA STATUTES STATE: WITH
 RESPECT TO EVALUATION OF DESIGN PROFESSIONALS
 DOCUMENTS, IF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINDS IT NECESSARY, IN
 ORDER TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING
 CODE AND ISSUE A PERMIT, TO REJECT DESIGN DOCUMENTS
 REQUIRED BY THE CODE THREE OR MORE TIMES FOR FAILURE TO
 CORRECT A CODE VIOLATION SPECIFICALLY AND CONTINUOUSLY
 NOTED IN EACH REJECTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 EGRESS, FIRE PROTECTION, STRUCTURAL STABILITY, ENERGY,
 ACCESSIBILITY, LIGHTING, VENTILATION, ELECTRICAL,
 MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND GAS SYSTEMS, OR OTHER
 REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED BY RULE OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING
 COMMISSION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 120, THE LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT SHALL IMPOSE, EACH TIME AFTER THE THIRD SUCH
 REVIEW THE PLANS ARE REJECTED FOR THAT CODE VIOLATION,
 A FEE OF FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF THE PROPORTION OF THE
 PERMIT FEE ATTRIBUTED TO PLANS REVIEW. FS 553.80(2)(B)?
 (PLAN REVIEW FEE ADDED.)
  
 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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