Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 18070082
Permit Number 18070082
Review Stop M
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2018-07-25 16:30:231ST REVIEW FBC-2017 MECHANICAL
 PERMIT #18070082
 7/25/18
  
 CODES IN EFFECT:
  
 FBC M- FLORIDA MECHANICAL CODE SIXTH EDITION 2017
 FBC EC- FLORIDA ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE SIXTH EDITION
 2017
 FBC EX- FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING CODE SIXTH EDITION
 2017
 FS- FLORIDA STATUTES
 FAC- FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
 WPB- WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC SIXTH
 EDITION 2017
  
 PLAN REVIEW RESULTS: DENIED.
  
 THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE ADDRESSING THE MECHANICAL
 PLANS THAT WERE DESIGNED BY FELIX MENDEZ P.E. OF 3FM
 CONSULTING ENGINEERS. PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A SEPARATE
 SET OF MECHANICAL PLANS DESIGNED BY ROBERT L. QUETHEM
 P.E. THAT WERE APPROVED UNDER PERMIT #18051434. THERE
 CANNOT BE TWO ENGINEERS OF RECORD FOR THE PROPOSED
 PROJECT PER FLORIDA STATUTE 471.
  
 1) SHEET M101: DUCT SMOKE DETECTORS ARE REQUIRED FOR
 EACH OF THE RTU'S IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 606.2.1
 FBC- M. PLEASE SHOW THE LOCATIONS OF THE REQUIRED
 DEVICES AND INDICATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE
 SECTIONS:
  
 606.4 CONTROLS OPERATION.
 UPON ACTIVATION, THE SMOKE DETECTORS SHALL SHUT DOWN
 ALL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES OF THE AIR DISTRIBUTION
 SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LISTING AND LABELING OF
 APPLIANCES USED IN THE SYSTEM. AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
 THAT ARE PART OF A SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM SHALL SWITCH TO
 THE SMOKE CONTROL MODE UPON ACTIVATION OF A DETECTOR.
  
 606.4.1 SUPERVISION.
 THE DUCT SMOKE DETECTORS SHALL BE CONNECTED TO A FIRE
 ALARM SYSTEM WHERE A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IS REQUIRED BY
 THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE. THE ACTUATION OF A
 DUCT SMOKE DETECTOR SHALL ACTIVATE A VISIBLE AND
 AUDIBLE SUPERVISORY SIGNAL AT A CONSTANTLY ATTENDED
 LOCATION. IN FACILITIES THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE
 MONITORED BY A SUPERVISING STATION, DUCT SMOKE
 DETECTORS SHALL REPORT ONLY AS A SUPERVISORY SIGNAL,
 NOT AS A FIRE ALARM.
  
 EXCEPTIONS:
 1.THE SUPERVISORY SIGNAL AT A CONSTANTLY ATTENDED
 LOCATION IS NOT REQUIRED WHERE THE DUCT SMOKE DETECTOR
 ACTIVATES THE BUILDING'S ALARM-INDICATING APPLIANCES.
 2.IN OCCUPANCIES NOT REQUIRED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH A
 FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, ACTUATION OF A SMOKE DETECTOR SHALL
 ACTIVATE A VISIBLE AND AUDIBLE SIGNAL IN AN APPROVED
 LOCATION. DUCT SMOKE DETECTOR TROUBLE CONDITIONS SHALL
 ACTIVATE A VISIBLE OR AUDIBLE SIGNAL IN AN APPROVED
 LOCATION AND SHALL BE IDENTIFIED AS AIR DUCT DETECTOR
 TROUBLE.
  
  
 WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE
 LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY
 RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE INSERT
 CORRECTED PLAN SHEETS INTO THE SETS, REMOVE THE
 PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS AND MARK VOID ON THEM, AND
 KEEP THEM WITH THE SUBMITTALS
  
 CHRISTOPHER L. COLE
 MECHANICAL PLANS EXAMINER
 401 CLEMATIS STREET
 WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
 561-805-6719
 [email protected]
  


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