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2018-06-30 09:35:51 | ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW. |
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| 1. EACH SIGN AND OUTLINE LIGHTING SYSTEM, OR FEEDER |
| CIRCUIT OR BRANCH CIRCUIT SUPPLYING A SIGN OR OUT-LINE |
| LIGHTING SYSTEM, SHALL BE CONTROLLED BY AN EXTERNALLY |
| OPERABLE SWITCH OR CIRCUIT BREAKER THAT WILL OPEN ALL |
| UNGROUNDED CONDUCTORS WITHIN SIGHT OF THE SIGN NEC |
| 600.6(A)(1) |
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| 2. COMMENT THAT SIGN IS CONTROLLED BY PHOTOCELL AND |
| TIMER SWITCH DOES NOT MEET REQUIREMENTS OF FBC CE |
| 405.2.4 ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTING NOT EXEMPTED BY FBC 405.1 |
| SHALL HAVE AUTOMATIC CONTROLS TO TURN OFF AT DAYLIGHT |
| OR WHEN NOT REQUIRED. CONTROLS SHALL BE PHOTOSENSOR & |
| TIME CLOCK OR ASTRONOMICAL TIME SWITCH. ALL TIME |
| SWITCHES SHALL BE CAPABLE OF RETAINING PROGRAMING |
| DURING A LOSS OF POWER FOR A MINIMUM OF 10 HOURS. |
| FBC-EC 405.2.4 |
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| 3. UNABLE TO ISSUE SUB-ELECTRICAL PERMIT TO ES LICENSE. |
| LICENSED ELECTRICIAN NEEDED (EC OR ER). DISCONNECT |
| REQUIREMENTS OF 600.6A1 NEC AND ASTRONOMICAL TIMER |
| REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT ABLE TO BE INSTALLED BY A ES |
| LICENSED HOLDER, IT IS NOT WITHIN THEIR SCOPE OF WORK. |
| PLEASE SEE SCOPE OF WORK FOR ES LICENSE. |
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| SIGN CONTRACTORS F.S. 489.505 (#19) AND F.A.C. |
| 61G6-7.001 SPECIALTY ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS (#2 SIGN |
| SPECIALTY CONTRACTOR) |
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| THE SCOPE OF CERTIFICATION INCLUDES THE STRUCTURAL |
| FABRICATION INCLUDING CONCRETE FOUNDATION, ERECTION, |
| INSTALLATION, ALTERATION, REPAIR, SERVICE AND WIRING OF |
| ELECTRICAL SIGNS AND OUTLINE LIGHTING. THE SCOPE OF |
| CERTIFICATION SHALL NOT INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF, OR |
| ANY ELECTRICAL WORK BEYOND, THE LAST DISCONNECT MEAN OR |
| TERMINAL POINTS. HOWEVER, A CONTRACTOR CERTIFIED UNDER |
| THIS SECTION MAY PROVIDE THE ELECTRICAL ENTRANCE |
| REQUIREMENTS FOR METERING AND MAIN DISCONNECT OF REMOTE |
| BILLBOARDS OR SIGNS WHICH ARE INDEPENDENT OF ANY |
| STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AND WHICH REQUIRE NO MORE THAN |
| TWENTY-FIVE (25) KILOWATTS AT TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (250) |
| VOLTS MAXIMUM. |
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| 4. VALUE TOO LOW, PROVIDE COPY OF SIGNED CONTRACT (BY |
| OWNER AND CONTRACTOR) WITH SCOPE AND VALUE OF WORK, TO |
| INCLUDE ALL MATERIALS AND LABOR. FBC 109.3 |
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| 5. PRINTED COPIES OF DIGITALLY SIGNED PLANS ARE NOT |
| CONSIDERED PHYSICALLY SIGNED ( NOTED DIRECTLY ON PLAN |
| BY ENGINEER.) PHYSICALLY TRANSMITTED DOCUMENTS REQUIRE |
| THAT THE LICENSEE CREATE BY HAND AN ORIGINAL OF THE |
| LICENSEE?S SIGNATURE. A SCANNED, FACSIMILE, DIGITALLY |
| CREATED OR COPIED IMAGE OF THE LICENSEE?S SIGNATURE IS |
| NOT ALLOWED ON PHYSICALLY TRANSMITTED DOCUMENTS. |
| CHAPTER 61G15-23.003(1), F.A.C., THE LICENSEE SHALL |
| SIGN BY HAND AN ORIGINAL OF THE LICENSEE?S SIGNATURE ON |
| EACH PAGE REQUIRED TO BE SEALED. A SCANNED, FACSIMILE, |
| DIGITALLY CREATED OR COPIED IMAGE OF THE LICENSEE?S |
| SIGNATURE SHALL NOT BE USED. |
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| AS FOR CREATING THE SEAL, PHYSICALLY TRANSMITTED |
| DOCUMENTS ARE ALLOWED TO BE EMBOSSED, SEALED USING A |
| WET STAMP, OR CONTAIN A DIGITALLY CREATED SEAL (AS PART |
| OF THE BORDER). IN EACH OF THESE CASES THE SEAL IS TO |
| PARTIALLY OVERLAP THE LICENSEE?S SIGNATURE SUCH THAT |
| THE SIGNATURE IS NOT MADE ILLEGIBLE. |
| CHAPTER 61G15-23.003(2), F.A.C., THE LICENSEE MUST THEN |
| USE A WET SEAL, A DIGITALLY CREATED SEAL, OR AN |
| EMBOSSING SEAL PLACED PARTIALLY OVERLAPPING THE |
| LICENSEE?S SIGNATURE ON EACH PAGE REQUIRED TO BE |
| SEALED. THE PLACEMENT OF THE SEAL SHALL NOT RENDER THE |
| SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE. |
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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. |
| CODES IN EFFECT: |
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| 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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| V/R, |
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| FRANK GIAQUINTO |
| ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR |
| ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| CITY OF WPB |
| [email protected] |
| CELL: 561-657-1653 |
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