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2019-05-31 15:38:23 | CODES 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 |
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| ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW. |
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| NOTICE COMMENT 16 BELOW. THIS PLAN IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AS |
| IS. THE CAPACITY OF THE SERVICE EXCEEDS THE AMOUNT |
| PERMITTED TO BE DESIGNED BY AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. |
| ADDITIONALLY, FURTHER INFORMATION SUBMITTED WAS |
| SUBMITTED ON 8.5 X 11 PAPER. THE WEST PALM BEACH |
| AMMENDMENTS TO THE FBC REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 1/8 SCALE |
| PLAN. A LICENSED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL SHOULD PROVIDE |
| CORRECTIONS AS NOTED BELOW. WPB FBC 107.2.1.3 |
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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. CORRECTED. |
| 3. CORRECTED. |
| 4. CORRECTED. |
| 5. CORRECTED. |
| 6. CORRECTED. |
| 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 |
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| 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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