Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 18051402
Permit Number 18051402
Review Stop P
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2018-06-01 17:49:3206/01/2018 1ST PLUMBING REVIEW**DENIED**
  
 1) VALUE. YOUR INCREASE IN VALUE $600.00 DOES NOT EVEN
 COVER THE COST DIFFERANCE FOR THE TANKLESS. PLEASE
 PROVIDE A COMPLETED BONA FIDE SIGNED CONTRACT SHOWING
 THE ACTUAL COST FOR THIS PROJECT. WPB AMEND TO THE FBC
 109.3
  
 2) YOU DO NOT HAVE A GAS PERMIT AND NOW HAVE BEEN
 ADVISED ONE IS REQUIRED 3X. PER FBC 105.1 PLEASE SEE
 BELOW FOR ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A GAS APPLICATION.
 NOTE ALL MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
  
  
 GAS PERMIT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
  
 EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SHALL
 BE SHOWN ON ALL GAS DRAWINGS SUBMITTED FOR PERMITTING
 IN THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH:
  
 1. SUBMIT AN ISOMETRIC DRAWING THAT CLEARLY SHOWS THE
 LENGTH OF ALL CUT SECTIONS OF PIPE PER 2014 FBC-FUEL
 GAS, SECS. 402.4.1, 402.4.2. OR 2014 FBC-RES SEC.
 G2413.
  
 2. SHOW THE TYPE OF PIPE MATERIAL BEING INSTALLED, ALL
 PIPE SIZES, AND THE CORRESPONDING EHD NUMBER OF THE
 CORRUGATED STAINLESS STEEL TUBING
  
 (IF APPLICABLE) FOR EACH PIPE SIZE. WPB AMENDMENTS TO
 FBC SEC.107.2.1.
  
 3. TYPE OF GAS (LP OR NATURAL).
  
 4. LIST THE BTU LOAD OF EACH APPLIANCE AND THE TOTAL
 BTU LOAD ON THE SYSTEM. REFER TO THE 2014 FBC-FUEL GAS
 SECS.401.8 THRU 402.6.1 AND TABLES 402.4 (1) THRU 402.4
 (37) OR 2014 FBC-RES. SEC. G2413.
  
 5. SHOW THE DISTANCE FROM THE POINT OF DELIVERY, (GAS
 METER / MP REGULATOR / LP TANK) TO THE MOST REMOTE
 OUTLET IN THE BUILDING AND / OR SYSTEM PER THE 2014
 FBC-FUEL GAS SEC.402.4.1 OR 2014 FBC-RES. SEC. G
 2413.3.
  
 6. SUBMIT CALCULATIONS FOR COMBUSTION AIR PER THE 2014
 FBC-FUEL GAS CODE SEC.304.1, 614.5 (CLOTHES DRYERS) OR
 2014 FBC-RES. SEC. G 2407.1 AND G2439.4 (CLOTHES
 DRYERS).
  
 7. INDICATE THE DELIVERY PRESSURE (PSI) OF THE SYSTEM
 ON THE PLAN PER 2014 FBC-FUEL GAS SEC.402.2 OR FBC RES.
 SEC. G2413.2. .
  
 8. SUBMIT A DETAIL SHOWING THE TYPE, LOCATION, SIZE,
 TERMINATION POINT, HEIGHT ABOVE THE ROOF AND ANCHORING
 DETAILS OF THE GAS VENT(S) PER 2014 FBC-FUEL GAS SECS.
 502 THRU 505 OR 2014 FBC-RES. SEC.G2426.
  
 9. SUBMIT MANUFACTURER?S SPECIFICATION SHEETS /
 INSTALLATION MANUAL FOR ALL GAS EQUIPMENT TO VERIFY
 COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS NFPA 54, NFPA 58, AND
 FBC-2014 FUEL GAS CODE SEC. 402.2, AND 301.3 OR 2014
 FBC-RES. SEC. G2404.3. GAS APPLIANCES SHALL BE LISTED
 AND LABELED. THE INSTALLATION MANUALS FOR ALL GAS
 APPLIANCES / EQUIPMENT SHALL BE ONSITE AT THE TIME OF
 INSPECTION. FGC SEC.305.1, FBC-RES. SEC.G2408.1.
  
 10. CLEARLY SHOW THE LOCATION AND CAPACITY OF LP
 TANK(S), TYPE OF TANK (DOT OR ASME), THE DISTANCE OF
 THE TANK FROM THE EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL AND ADJACENT
 PROPERTY LINES, THE DISTANCE OF THE TANK FROM ALL
 SOURCES OF IGNITION, OTHER CONTAINERS, BUILDINGS, AND
 THE LOCATION OF ANY BUILDING OPENINGS BELOW THE RELIEF
 VALVE OF THE TANK PER NFPA 58, TABLE 3-2.2.2.
  
 11. CLEARLY INDICATE ON THE PLAN IF THE LP TANK IS
 ABOVE GROUND OR BELOW GROUND, AND SHOW THE METHOD OF
 REQUIRED PROTECTION FOR THE LP TANK AND APPURTENANCES
 PER NFPA 58. IF THE TANK IS BELOW GROUND IT SHALL BE
 ANCHORED PER NFPA 58 SEC.3-2.2.7 (H). IF ABOVE GROUND,
 THE TANK SHALL BE SECURELY ANCHORED TO WITHSTAND 170
 MPH ULT WIND LOAD PER THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE.
  
 12. EMERGENCY HOOD SHUT DOWN SHUT OFF VALVE SHALL BE
 BELOW THE CEILING. THE MANUAL SHUTOFF VALVE SHALL BE
 UPSTREAM. UNION TO BE DOWN STREAM OF MANUAL VALVE.
 SECS. 10.4, 10.5 OF NFPA 96-08.
  
 13. INDICATE ON THE PLAN IF THE TANKLESS WATER HEATER
 IS THE ONLY GAS APPLIANCE ON THIS SYSTEM? IF NOT,
 SUBMIT A COMPLETE GAS RISER SHOWING ALL PIPE SIZES,
 TYPE OF PIPE, THE DEVELOPED LENGTH TO THE FURTHEST GAS
 OUTLET, THE BTU LOAD OF EACH APPLIANCE, THE PSI OF THE
 SYSTEM, THE TYPE OF GAS AND THE TOTAL BTU LOAD ON THE
 SYSTEM. THESE REQUIREMENTS ALSO APPLY TO A NEW GAS
 SYSTEM.
 14). SUBMIT TWO COPIES OF A HOUSE PLAN SHOWING THE
 LOCATION OF THE TANKLESS WATER HEATER AND THE LOCATION
 AND DISTANCE OF ANY OPERABLE DOORS OR WINDOWS IN
 RELATION TO THE WATER HEATER. THE LOCATION OF THE WATER
 HEATER SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S
 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. THE HOUSE PLAN CAN BE HAND
 DRAWN. WPB AMEND. TO FBC SEC. 107.2.1.
  
 15) INDICATE ON THE PLAN IF THE TANKLESS WATER HEATER
 IS REPLACING AN EXISTING TANKLESS WATER HEATER OR IS IT
 REPLACING A STORAGE TANK TYPE WATER HEATER OR IS IT
 BEING ADDED TO THE EXISTING HOT WATER SYSTEM? INDICATE
 ON THE APPLICATION IN THE DESCRIPTION OF WORK.
  
 16) SUBMIT COMBUSTION AIR CALCULATIONS FOR THE ADDED
 GAS APPLIANCES. WHERE COMBUSTION AIR IS PROVIDED BY THE
 BUILDING?S MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM, THE SYSTEM
 SHALL PROVIDE THE SPECIFIED COMBUSTION AIR RATE IN
 ADDITION TO THE REQUIRED VENTILATION AIR. FGC
 SEC.304.9.3 OR FBCR G2407.9.3.
  
 17) SUBMIT TWO COPIES OF THE APPLICABLE SIZING TABLES
 USED TO SIZE THE GAS SYSTEM OR PLACE A NOTE ON THE
 PLANS/DRAWINGS SPECIFYING WHICH SIZING TABLE(S) FROM
 THE GAS CODE OR OTHER STANDARD THAT WERE USED IN THE
 DESIGN OF THIS GAS SYSTEM. REFER TO THE 2014 FBC-FUEL
 GAS SECS. 401.4, 401.8 THRU 402.6.1 AND TABLES 402.4
 (1) THRU 402.4 (37) OR 2014 FBC-RES. SEC. G2412.4,
 G2412.8, G2413.1, G2413.2, & G2413.3.
  
 18) SHOW THE LOCATION OF ALL MP (STEP-DOWN) REGULATORS.
 A LISTED SHUTOFF VALVE SHALL BE INSTALLED IMMEDIATELY
 AHEAD OF EACH MP REGULATOR. FBC-FUEL GAS SEC.409.4,
 FBC-RESIDENTIAL SEC. G 2420.4. I
  
 19) THE PLANS INDICATE AN EXISTING GAS METER. THE BTU
 LOAD OF THE EXISTING GAS SYSTEM MUST BE ADDED INTO THE
 TOTAL BTU LOAD ON THE SYSTEM TO ENSURE THE EXISTING
 SYSTEM IS PROPERLY SIZED. IF UNDERSIZED, THE EXISTING
 SYSTEM MUST BE REDONE TO ENSURE A SAFE OPERATING
 SYSTEM. SUBMIT A GAS PIPING RISER DIAGRAM THAT SHOWS
 THE TYPE OF EXISTING APPLIANCE, THE BTU LOAD OF EACH
 APPLIANCE, THE PIPE SIZE AND TYPE OF PIPE TO EACH
 APPLIANCE, AND THE DISTANCE OF THE LONGEST LENGTH OF
 PIPING FROM THE POINT OF DELIVERY TO THE MOST REMOTE
 OUTLET AND THE LOAD OF THE SECTION. NOTE: IF THE
 EXISTING SYSTEM IS LESS THAN A 2 PSI SYSTEM AND THE
 SYSTEM PRESSURE IS INCREASED TO 2 PSI, A LINE PRESSURE
 REGULATOR IS REQUIRED AT ALL THE EXISTING APPLIANCES.
 FGC SECS. 401.4, 401.8, 402.1, 402.2, 402.3 OR FBCR
 SECS.G2412.4, G2412.8, G2413.1, G2413.2, G2413.3.
  
 20) SUBMIT MANUFACTURER?S SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE
 PRESSURE REGULATORS. REGULATORS INSTALLED ON THE
 EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING SHALL BE APPROVED FOR OUTDOOR
 INSTALLATION. 2014 FGC SEC.410.1.
  
 21) SHOW THE DEPTH OF THE LP GAS CONTAINER BELOW GRADE.
 COMPLY WITH NFPA 58 SEC. 6.6.6.1.
  
 22) PROVIDE THE SIZE OF THE HOLD-DOWN CABLES/STRAPS FOR
 THE TANK AND THE TYPE AND LENGTH OF GROUND ANCHORS TO
 BE INSTALLED TO PREVENT FLOTATION. NFPA 58 SEC.
 6.6.1.6.
  
 23) A CATHODIC PROTECTION SYSTEM SHALL BE REQUIRED PER
 NFPA 58 SECS. 5.2.1.11, 6.6.6.1 (I) AND SHALL BE
 MONITORED PER NFPA 58 SEC.6.6.6.1 (J). SUBMIT DETAILS
 ON THE TYPE OF CATHODIC PROTECTION, SIZE (LBS) & NUMBER
 OF MAGNESIUM BAG(S), SIZE & TYPE OF ANODE CABLE.
  
 24) SHOW THE DISTANCE FROM THE 2 PSI REGULATOR TO THE
 APPLIANCE. COMPLY WITH 2014 FBC-FUEL GAS TABLE 402.4
 (28) FOR THE PROPER PIPE SIZE AND BTU LOAD.
  
 NOTE - A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW COULD NOT BE DONE AT THIS
 TIME AND ADDITIONAL PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS MAY BE
 GENERATED UPON THE RE-REVIEW OF SUBMITTED CORRECTIONS.
  
 FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AND I WILL ASSIST ANY WAY I
 CAN.
  
 TIM HUNT
 PLUMBING INSPECTOR / PLUMBING PLAN REVIEWER
 CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
 BUILDING DIVISION
 561-805-6695
 [email protected]
  
  


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