Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 18061061
Permit Number 18061061
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2018-09-19 07:19:14CODES IN EFFECT:
 FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION
 WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC 2017
 6TH ED, CHAPTER 1.
 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. NOTE 1 DETAILING AFCI PROTECTION IS NOT CODE
 COMPLIANT. PER CODE, 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. SOME AREAS REQUIRE GFCI AND AFCI PROTECTION.
 PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.8, 210.12; FBC RE E3902.16
 (NOT ADDRESSED.)
 2. 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 (NOT ADDRESSED.)
  
 NEW COMMENT:
  
 3. NOTE 2 SPECIFIES NEC 2011 AS BASIS FOR DESIGN. THE
 NEC SPECIFIED FOR DESIGN IS NOT THE CURRENT CODE.
 PROVIDE CORRECTION. FBC PREFACE (ALSO SEE CURRENT CODES
 ABOVE)
  
  
 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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