| Date |
Text |
| 2019-02-07 15:53:50 | 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 EX = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE EXISTING BUILDING 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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| | 1. ONE PERSON SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ELECTRICAL |
| | PLAN. THERE ARE 2 IDENTICAL SHEETS, ONE SIGNED/SEALED |
| | BY THE AOR, AND ONE SIGNED BY THE ELECTRICAL |
| | CONTRACTOR. DECIDE WHICH PLAN WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR |
| | REVIEW AND REMOVE OTHER SHEET. WPB FBC 107.1 |
| | 2. PLANS SHOW ITEMS ON DEMOLITION PLAN AS BEING |
| | REMOVED, AND THEN SHOW THE SAME ITEMS ON FLOOR PLAN AS |
| | EXISTING. ARE THESE ITEMS BEING DEMOLISHED OR NOT? PLAN |
| | NEEDS TO REFLECT THE WORK PROPOSED. PROVIDE SCOPE OF |
| | WORK DESCRIPTION AND PLAN TO MATCH. WPB FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 3. PROVIDE A MORE CLEAR REPRESENTATION OF THE LOCATION |
| | OF ELECTRICAL PANELS. OVERCURRENT PROTECTIVE DEVI ES |
| | ARE NOT PERMIITED IN CLOTHES CLOSETS AND IT IS NOT |
| | POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF THE PANELS FROM |
| | THIS DRAWING. WPB FBC 107.2.1; NEC 240.24(D) |
| | 4. THERE ARE KEYNOTES LISTED THAT DO NOT APPEAR ON |
| | PLAN, SUCH AS KEYNOTE 7. THERE ARE KEYNOTES LISTED THAT |
| | DO NOT PERTAIN TO ELECTRICAL ITEMS AND SHOULD BE |
| | REMOVED FROM ELECTRICAL PLAN, SUCH AS KEYNOTE 9. |
| | PROVIDE CLARIFICATIONS AND/OR CORRECTIONS. WPB FBC |
| | 107.2.1 |
| | 5. 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 EX 607.1.1 |
| | OR 801.1, 801.2, OR 901.2 AS APPLICABLE. |
| | 6. PROVIDE TAMPER RESISTANT RECEPTACLES PER CODE. A |
| | NOTE WILL SUFFICE. NEC 406.12 |
| | 7. SEVERAL AREAS DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE WALL SPACING |
| | REQUIREMENTS FOR OUTLETS. RECEPTACLES SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED SO THAT NO POINT MEASURED HORIZONTALLY ALONG |
| | THE FLOOR LINE OF ANY WALL SPACE IS MORE THAN 6 FEET |
| | FROM A RECEPTACLE OUTLET. THE WALL SPACING REQUIREMENTS |
| | FOR KITCHEN COUNTER SPACE STATE THAT RECEPTACLE OUTLETS |
| | SHALL BE INSTALLED SO THAT NO POINT ALONG THE WALL LINE |
| | IS MORE THAN 24 INCHES MEASURED HORIZONTALLY FROM A |
| | RECEPTACLE OUTLET IN THAT SPACE. THE PLAN PROVIDED DOES |
| | NOT MEET THIS CODE IN SOME AREAS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. |
| | NEC 210.52(C)(1) |
| | 8. A GFCI PROTECTED RECEPTACLE OUTLET ON A 20 AMP |
| | CIRCUIT IS REQUIRED WITHIN 3 FEET OF EACH BASIN. |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.11(C)(3), 210.52(D) |
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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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