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2018-09-25 08:57:53 | 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. VALUE FOR WORK STATED ON PERMIT APPLICATION APPEARS |
| LOW. PROVIDE COPY OF SIGNED CONTRACT WITH SCOPE AND |
| VALUE OF WORK, TO INCLUDE ALL MATERIALS AND LABOR. FBC |
| 109.3 (COPY OF CONTRACT NOT PROVIDED.) |
| 2. CORRECTED. |
| 3. AFCI PROTECTION SHOWN IN NOT CODE COMPLIANT. 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. THIS INCLUDES LIGHTING AND |
| POWER OUTLETS AND RECEPTACLES. SOME AREAS REQUIRE BOTH |
| AFCI AND GFCI PROTECTION. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC |
| 210.8, 210.12; FBC RE E3902 (NOT CORRECTED, NOTE STILL |
| STATES BEDROOMS TO BE AFCI, PANEL SCHEDULE DOES NOT |
| SHOW ALL AREAS REQUIRED.) |
| 4. PROVIDE AVAILABLE SHORT CIRCUIT CALCULATION FOR EACH |
| PANEL INCLUDING INFORMATION FROM THE POWER COMPANY |
| STATING WHAT THE AVAILABLE SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT IS FOR |
| THE SERVICE TO CONFIRM THE STATED AIC RATING OF THE |
| SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND DOWNSTREAM PANELS IS ADEQUATE. |
| NEC 110.9, 110.10; FBC RE E3606.3 (THIS IS REQUIRED IN |
| RESIDENTIAL INSTALLATIONS, WHICH IS WHY IT IS LISTED IN |
| THE FBC RESIDENTIAL R3606.3. PROVIDE AS REQUESTED.) |
| 5. 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 (NOTE NOT PROVIDED.) |
| 6. CORRECTED. |
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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 THE PREVIOUSLY |
| REVIEWED SHEETS. ONE COPY OF THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED |
| SHEETS SHOULD REMAIN IN PACKAGE AND BE MARKED ?OLD |
| SHEETS?. |
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| SINCERELY, |
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| JOHN PEARSON |
| ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| 561-805-6746 |
| [email protected] |
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