Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 18040097
Permit Number 18040097
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 3
Notes
Date Text
2018-11-05 18:48:13CODES IN EFFECT:
 FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION
 WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA
 BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH ED.
 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. CORRECTED.
 2. CORRECTED.
 3. CORRECTED.
 4. CORRECTED.
 5. CORRECTED.
 6. DUE TO ADJUSTMENT OF VALUE, ADDITIONAL FEES FOR PLAN
 REVIEW ARE DUE PRIOR TO THE NEXT PLAN REVIEW CYCLE. WPB
 FBC 105.1 (ADDITIONAL FEES NOT PAID, A HOLD WILL BE
 PLACED ON PERMIT UNTIL FEES ARE PAID.)
  
 NEW COMMENTS:
  
 7. RISER DIAGRAM PROVIDED SHOWS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A
 1200 AMP METER BANK. WILL THIS HAVE A 1200 AMP BREAKER
 AS A MAIN DISCONNECT SO AS NOT TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM
 NUMBER OF MAINS PERMITTED? THIS IS NOT EXPLAINED ON
 RISER DIAGRAM. IF SO, PROVIDE ARC ENERGY REDUCTION PER
 NEC 240.87. PROVIDE DETAILS. WPB FBC 107.2.1; NEC
 230.71
 8. RISER SHOWS PARALLEL 600 KCMIL COPPER AS SERVICE
 CONDUCTORS. THE AMPACITY OF TWO RUNS OF 600 KCMIL
 COPPER IS 840 AMPS. PER CODE, THE AMPACITY OF THESE
 CONDUCTORS SHALL BE EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE
 OVERCURRENT DEVICE. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 240.4(C)
 9. PROVIDE AVAILABLE SHORT CIRCUIT CALCULATION
 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
 10. PANEL SCHEDULE PROVIDED SOES NOT SHOW THE GFCI
 PROTECTED RECEPTACLE OUTLET ON A 20 AMP CIRCUIT THAT IS
 REQUIRED WITHIN 3 FEET OF EACH BASIN. PROVIDE
 CORRECTION. NEC 210.11(C)(3), 210.52(D)
 11. PROVIDE LOAD CALCULATION FOR EACH PANEL AND FOR
 SERVICE TO CONFIRM THAT THE SERVICE IS ADEQUATELY
 SIZED. NEC 220; WPB FBC 107.2.1
 12. PROVIDE SMOKE/CO ALARMS IN EACH LOCATION REQUIRED
 PER CODE. FBC RE R314.3, R315.1; WPB FBC 107.2.1
 13. RISER SHOWS A 1/0 COPPER GROUNDING ELECTRODE
 CONDUCTOR. THE GROUNDING ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR SHOULD BE
 SIZED FOR THE TOTAL AREA OF THE SERVICE CONDUCTORS.
 SHOW ALL AVAILABLE GROUNDING ELECTRODES. PROVIDE
 CORRECTION. NEC 250.50, 250.66
 14. PROVIDE COMPLIANCE: A MINIMUM OF 75 PERCENT OF THE
 LAMPS IN PERMANENTLY INSTALLED LIGHTING FIXTURES SHALL
 BE HIGH-EFFICACY LAMPS OR A MINIMUM OF 75 PERCENT OF
 THE PERMANENTLY INSTALLED LIGHTING FIXTURES SHALL
 CONTAIN ONLY HIGH EFFICACY LAMPS. A NOTE WILL SUFFICE.
 FBC EC C405.1, R404.1
 15. PROVIDE TAMPER RESISTANT RECEPTACLES PER CODE. A
 NOTE WILL SUFFICE. NEC 406.12
 16. DESIGN OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS SHOWN AS 1200 AMP.
 THIS IS NOT PERMITTED TO BE DESIGNED BY THE ELECTRICAL
 CONTRACTOR PER FLORIDA STATUTES. PROVIDE PLAN BY A
 DESIGN PROFESSIONAL. FS 471.003(2)(H); WPB FBC 107.1
  
 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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