Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 19100568
Permit Number 19100568
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2020-01-31 13:44:09CODES 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
  
 ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW.
  
 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.
  
 1. AFCI PROTECTION DETAILED IN NEW ELECTRIC NOTE 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. (NOT CORRECTED.)
 2. UNDER NEW ELECTRIC NOTE AND NOTE 14, THESE NOTES
 STATE THAT RECEPTACLES SHALL BE TAMPER RESISTANT PER
 NEC 406.11. THIS CODE SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO TAMPER
 RESISTANT RECEPTACLES. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 406.12;
 FBC RE E4002.14 (NOT CORRECTED.)
 3. 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 (NOT PROVIDED.)
 4. CORRECTED.
 5. RISER DIAGRAM CONFLICTS WITH PANEL SCHEDULE. IS
 PANEL A A PANEL WITH A MAIN BREAKER, OR IS IT MAIN LUG
 ONLY? PROVIDE CLARIFICATIONS AND CORRECTIONS. NEC
 215.5; WPB FBC 107.2.1 (NOT CORRECTED.)
 6. RISER DIAGRAM SHOWS A FEED FROM THE METER TO THE
 INTERIOR PANEL WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE HALLWAY.
 CONDUCTORS THAT ARE NOT PROTECTED BY A MAIN BREAKER OR
 DISCONNECT ARE NOT PERMITTED TO RUN THROUGH THE HOUSE
 IN THIS FASHION. PROVIDE EITHER A MAIN ON THE OUTSIDE
 OF THE HOME, OR INSTALL THE CONDUCTORS UNDER THE SLAB.
 IF THERE IS A DISCONNECT AT THE METER, THE CONDUIT TO
 THE INTERIOR PANEL SHALL INCLUDE AN EQUIPMENT GROUNDING
 CONDUCTOR. PROVIDE CORRECTIONS. NEC 230.70, 250.6,
 250.118; FBC RE E3601.6 (NOT CORRECTED.)
 7. CORRECTED.
 8. CORRECTED.
 9. PROVIDE GFCI PROTECTION FOR DISHWASHER. NEC
 210.8(D); FBC RE E3902.10 (NOT PROVIDED.)
 10. 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 (NOT PROVIDED.)
 11. PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION INCLUDING ALL
 LOADS. LOAD CALCULATION PROVIDED IS NOT CODE COMPLIANT.
 NEC 220; FBC RE E3602.2 (NOT PROVIDED. THERE ARE
 SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH CALCULATION. ALSO, WHAT IS THE
 SIZE OF THE TANKLESS WATER HEATER BEING USED. PANEL
 SCHEDULE SAYS IT IS 3500 VA, BUT THIS IS NOT ONE OF THE
 SIZES SHOWN ON CUT SHEET PROVIDED.)
 12. CORRECTED.
  
 END OF COMMENTS.
  
 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.
  
 SINCERELY,
  
 JOHN PEARSON
 ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER
 561-805-6746
 [email protected]
  


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