Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 23040294
Permit Number 23040294
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2023-05-01 14:29:53ELECTRIC REVIEW FAILED
  
 1) ONE LINE DIAGRAM ON SHEET E501 DETAILS A PORTABLE
 GENERATOR SERVICE ENTRANCE RATED DOCKING TRANSFER
 SWITCH. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SERVICE EQUIPMENT
 DISCONNECTING MEANS AS DEFINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEC
 100 DEFINITIONS, SERVICE EQUIPMENT IS DEFINED AS, THE
 NECESSARY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY CONSISTING OF A CIRCUIT
 BREAKER(S) OR SWITCH(ES) AND FUSE(S) AND THEIR
 ACCESSORIES, CONNECTED TO THE LOAD END OF SERVICE
 CONDUCTORS TO A BUILDING OR OTHER STRUCTURE, OR AN
 OTHERWISE DESIGNATED AREA, AND INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE
 THE MAIN CONTROL AND CUTOFF OF THE SUPPLY.
  THIS TRANSFER SWITCH IS DETAILED AS BEING RATED AT
 1200 AMPS AND 480 VOLTS, HOWEVER NOT DETAILED AS HAVING
 GROUND FAULT PROTECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEC 215.10
 AND NEC 230.95
  ONE LINE DIAGRAM ON SHEET E501 DETAILS TWO SERVICES TO
 BUILDING, ONE SERVICE IS DETAILED AS HEVA, THE OTHER
 SERVICE IS THE TRANSFER SWITCH FEEDING MAIN
 DISTRIBUTION PANEL HDPA. THE TRANSFER SWITCH IS
 DETAILED AS BEING OUTSIDE AND SERVICE HEVA IS ON THE
 INSIDE OF THE BUILDING. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH NEC
 230.72 FOR GROUPING OF SERVICES.
  ONE LINE DIAGRAM DETAILS SYSTEM BONDING JUMPER FROM
 GROUNDED CONDUCTOR IN MAIN DISTRIBUTION PANEL HDPA,
 HOWEVER, THE BONDING OF THE GROUNDING CONDUCTOR SHOULD
 BE DETAILED AT THE TRANSFER SERVICE DISCONNECTING
 SWITCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEC 250.30 (A)(1)
  IT APPEARS THIS ELECTRICAL SERVICE SYSTEM WILL NEED TO
 RECONFIGURE TO COMPLY WITH THE NEC REQUIREMENTS
 OUTLINED ABOVE.
  
 2) PLEASE PROVIDE AN AVAILABLE FAULT CURRENT
 CALCULATION IS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEC 110.10.
 IN ADDITION, PLEASE PROVIDE A NOTE STATING COMPLIANCE
 WITH FIELD MARKING AS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEC
 110.16(B)
  
 3) PLEASE PROVIDE A NOTE STATING COMPLIANCE WITH
 UNDERGROUND WIRING LOCATED IN CLASS 1 HAZARDOUS
 LOCATION AREAS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEC 511.8 EXCEPTION
 FOR CONDUIT TYPES AND COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS OF 2 FEET
  
 4) PLEASE PROVIDE A NOTE STATING, GENERATORS, SITE
 LIGHTING, FIRE ALARM, DATA, VOICE AND ALL OTHER TYPES
 OF LOW VOLTAGE WIRING REQUIRE SEPARATE PERMITS.
  
 5) PLEASE DETAIL CAR CHARGING STATIONS AND PARKING
 COMPLY WITH FBC ACCESSIBILITY. NOTE: THE BUILDING
 OFFICIAL HAS DETERMINED THAT ACCESSIBLE CHARGING
 STATIONS ARE TO BE PROVIDED BASED ON THE NUMBER OF
 CHARGING STATIONS PROVIDED AT EACH LOCATION USING FBC
 ACCESSIBILITY TABLE 208.2. IF THERE ARE BETWEEN 1 - 25
 PARKING SPACES PROVIDED WITH CHARGING STATIONS, THEN 1
 SUCH SPACE MUST BE ACCESSIBLE. ADVISORY 208.2 MINIMUM
 NUMBER. THE TERM "PARKING FACILITY" IS USED IN SECTION
 208.2 INSTEAD OF THE TERM "PARKING LOT" SO THAT IT IS
 CLEAR THAT BOTH PARKING LOTS AND PARKING STRUCTURES ARE
 REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THIS SECTION. THE NUMBER OF
 PARKING SPACES REQUIRED TO BE ACCESSIBLE IS TO BE
 CALCULATED SEPARATELY FOR EACH PARKING FACILITY; THE
 REQUIRED NUMBER IS NOT TO BE BASED ON THE TOTAL NUMBER
 OF PARKING SPACES PROVIDED IN ALL OF THE PARKING
 FACILITIES PROVIDED ON THE SITE.
  
 6) PLEASE DETAIL COMPLIANCE WITH NEC 625.43, ELECTRIC
 VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM DISCONNECTING MEANS IS READILY
 ACCESSIBLE AND LOCKABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEC 110.25
  
 7) PLEASE DETAIL BY NOTE, COMPLIANCE WITH NEC 702.7(C)
 FOR WARNING SIGN PLACEMENT, FOR PORTABLE GENERATOR
 POWER INLET, DETAILING TYPE OF DERIVED SYSTEM THE
 SYSTEM IS CAPABLE OF BASED ON THE WIRING OF THE
 TRANSFER EQUIPMENT.
  
 8) PLEASE INDICATE WHO WILL BE INSTALLING VEHICLE
 CHARGERS, I.E., WILL IT BE A DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL
 CONTRACTOR. THIS INFORMATION IS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE
 WHETHER A SEPARATE PERMIT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THERE
 INSTALLATION.
  
 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.
  
 CODES IN EFFECT:
 FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2020 7TH EDITION
 WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA
 BUILDING CODE 2020 7TH ED.
 FBC EB = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE EXISTING BUILDING 2020
 7TH EDITION
 FBC EC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2020
 7TH EDITION
 FBC RE = FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL CODE 2020 7TH EDITION
 NEC = NFPA 70 2017 EDITION, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
 FS = FLORIDA STATUTES
  
 V/R,
  
 MICHAEL PETERSON
 ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER
 [email protected]
 561-805-6746
  
  


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