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2018-09-19 07:19:14 | CODES 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 |
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| ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW. |
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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. 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.) |
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| NEW COMMENT: |
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| 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) |
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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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