Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 20111167
Permit Number 20111167
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
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2020-12-08 14:26:02THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
 1) THERE ARE NO DETAILS PROVIDED, INCLUDING, ELECTRICAL
 WIRE SIZE, UNDERGROUND RATED CONDUIT/CASING, DEPTH OF
 COVER, DIMENSION FROM POOL, ETC.
  
 PER NFPA
  
 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
  
 NEC 300-5 GENERALLY, CABLES APPROVED FOR DIRECT BURIAL
 SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM COVER OF 24 INCHES. WHEN WIRING IS
 INSTALLED AT DWELLINGS IN APPROVED NON-METALLIC
 RACEWAYS, THE MINIMUM COVER CAN BE REDUCED TO 18
 INCHES.
  
 NEC 300-5 GFCI WHEN A GFCI PROTECTED RESIDENTIAL BRANCH
 CIRCUIT IS RATED 20 AMPS OR LESS AND 120 VOLTS OR LESS,
 THE MINIMUM COVER CAN BE REDUCED TO 12 INCHES.
  
 NEC 300-5 CONDUCTORS EMERGING FROM UNDERGROUND SHALL BE
 INSTALLED IN RIGID METAL CONDUIT, INTERMEDIATE METAL
 CONDUIT, OR SCHEDULE 80 RIGID NONMETALLIC CONDUIT TO
 PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. THIS
 PROTECTION SHALL EXTEND FROM 18 INCHES BELOW GRADE OR
 THE MINIMUM COVER DISTANCE, ABOVE, TO THE POINT OF
 TERMINATION ABOVE GROUND.
  
  
 RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICAL CODE EXAMPLES FOR UNDERGROUND
  
 NEC 300.5 UNDERGROUND WIRING
 CONDUIT IDENTIFICATION UNDERGROUND SERVICE LATERALS
 SHALL HAVE THEIR LOCATION IDENTIFIED BY A WARNING
 RIBBON PLACED IN THE TRENCH AT LEAST 12 INCHES ABOVE
 THE UNDERGROUND INSTALLATION.
  
 NEC 300.5 UNDERGROUND WIRING CONDUIT MOVEMENT
 PROTECTION WHERE SUBJECT TO MOVEMENT, DIRECT BURIED
 CABLES OR RACEWAYS SHALL BE ARRANGED TO PREVENT DAMAGE
 TO THE ENCLOSED CONDUCTORS OR CONNECTED EQUIPMENT;
  
 NEC 300.5 UNDERGROUND WIRING CONDUITS EMERGING FROM THE
 GROUND CONDUCTORS EMERGING FROM UNDERGROUND SHALL BE
 INSTALLED IN RIGID METAL CONDUIT, INTERMEDIATE METAL
 CONDUIT, OR SCHEDULE 80 RIGID NONMETALLIC CONDUIT FROM
 18 INCHES BELOW GRADE OR THE MINIMUM COVER DISTANCE TO
 THE POINT OF TERMINATION ABOVE GROUND.
  
 NEC 680 680.10 UNDERGROUND WIRING LOCATION. UNDERGROUND
 WIRING SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED UNDER THE POOL OR WITHIN
 THE AREA EXTENDING 1.5 M (5 FT) HORIZONTALLY FROM THE
 INSIDEWALL OF THE POOL UNLESS THIS WIRING IS NECESSARY
 TO SUPPLY
 POOL EQUIPMENT PERMITTED BY THIS ARTICLE. WHERE SPACE
 LIMITATIONS PREVENT WIRING FROM BEING ROUTED A DISTANCE
 1.5 M (5 FT) OR MORE FROM THE POOL, SUCH WIRING SHALL
 BE PERMITTEDWHERE INSTALLED IN COMPLETE RACEWAY SYSTEMS
 OF RIGID METAL
 CONDUIT, INTERMEDIATE METAL CONDUIT, OR A NONMETALLIC
 RACEWAY SYSTEM. ALL METAL CONDUIT SHALL BE CORROSION
 RESISTANT AND SUITABLE FOR THE LOCATION. THE MINIMUM
 COVER DEPTHSHALL BE AS GIVEN IN TABLE 680.10.
  
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE SPECIFIC DETAILS, EQUIPMENT SPEC SHEETS.
  
  
  
 2) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
 REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
 ABOVE.
  
  
  
 3) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE
 RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE.
  
  
 PETER LEDUC
 FIRE MARSHAL
 561-804-4709
 [email protected]
  


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