| Date |
Text |
| 2019-09-16 11:23:53 | 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 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 |
| | FAC = FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
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| | ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW. |
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| | 1. A BUILDING OR OTHER STRUCTURE THAT IS SERVED BY A |
| | BRANCH CIRCUIT OR FEEDER ON THE LOAD SIDE OF A SERVICE |
| | DISCONNECTING MEANS SHALL BE SUPPLIED BY ONLY ONE |
| | FEEDER OR BRANCH CIRCUIT. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC |
| | 225.30; WPB FBC 107.2.1 |
| | 2. PROVIDE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM AS REQUIRED FOR A |
| | BUILDING OR STRUCTURE SUPPLIED BY A FEEDER OR BRANCH |
| | CIRCUIT. NEC 250.32; FBC RE3607.3 |
| | 3. FEEDERS THAT SUPPLY A SEPARATE STRUCTURE REQUIRE A |
| | DISCONNECTING MEANS AT THE BUILDING OR SEPARATE |
| | STRUCTURE SUPPLIED. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 225.31, |
| | 225.32 |
| | 4. STUDIO ELECTRICAL PLAN SHOWS THE GFI RECEPTACLE FOR |
| | THE BATHROOM ON THE WALL ACROSS FROM THE BASIN, AND ON |
| | THE SAME CIRCUIT AS LIVING AREA. A GFCI PROTECTED |
| | RECEPTACLE OUTLET ON A 20 AMP CIRCUIT IS REQUIRED |
| | WITHIN 3 FEET OF EACH BASIN. THERE CAN BE NO OTHER |
| | OUTLETS. THE RECEPTACLE OUTLET SHALL BE LOCATED ON A |
| | WALL OR PARTITION THAT IS ADJACENT TO THE BASIN OR |
| | BASIN COUNTERTOP, LOCATED ON THE COUNTERTOP, OR |
| | INSTALLED ON THE SIDE OR FACE OF THE BASIN CABINET. |
| | PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.11(C)(3), 210.52(D); FBC RE |
| | E3901.6 |
| | 5. AFCI PROTECTION SHOWN IS 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; FBC EX 607.1.1 OR 801.1, |
| | 801.2, OR 901.2 AS APPLICABLE. |
| | 6. ALL RECEPTACLE OUTLETS INSTALLED IN LAUNDRY AREAS |
| | SHALL HAVE GFCI PROTECTION. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC |
| | 210.8(A)(9); FBC RE E3902.9 |
| | 7. PROVIDE GFCI PROTECTION FOR DISHWASHER. NEC |
| | 210.8(D); FBC RE E3902.10 |
| | 8. RECEPTACLES INSTALLED TO SERVE THE COUNTER TOP IN |
| | KITCHEN REQUIRE GFCI PROTECTION. PROVIDE CORRECTION. |
| | NEC 210.8; FBC RE E3902.6 |
| | 9. PROVIDE AVAILABLE SHORT CIRCUIT CALCULATION FOR |
| | SERVICE 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 IS ADEQUATE. NEC 110.9, 110.10; FBC |
| | RE E3606.3 |
| | 10. FOR THE ISLAND, THE SINK INSTALLED CREATES TWO |
| | SEPARATE SPACE, AND A GFCI RECEPTACLE OUTLET IS |
| | REQUIRED FOR EACH. PROVIDE CORRECTION. FBC RE |
| | E3901.4.4; NEC 210.52 |
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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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