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2018-07-25 16:30:23 | 1ST REVIEW FBC-2017 MECHANICAL |
| PERMIT #18070082 |
| 7/25/18 |
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| CODES IN EFFECT: |
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| 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 |
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| PLAN REVIEW RESULTS: DENIED. |
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| 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. |
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| 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: |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| CHRISTOPHER L. COLE |
| MECHANICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| 401 CLEMATIS STREET |
| WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401 |
| 561-805-6719 |
| [email protected] |
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