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DIRECTIONS: Read the WAC section below to determine if plan review is required or not required. Then select the box next to (a) to <br />tell City Staff if plan review is not requried and select the box next to the specific reason from WAC 296-466-900. If plan review is <br />required, select the box next to (b) and (c) to acknowledge that plan review is required and the electrical plans have been provided <br />with this permit application. <br />* If item (a)-(il, ill, or v) is selected, the work must also comply with section (a)-(vii). See arrow flow chart below. <br />(3) Electrical plan review. <br />WJ (a) Electrical plan review is not required for: <br />Q (i) Low voltage systems; <br />14 (ii) Lighting specific projects that result in an electrical load reduction on each feeder involved in the project; <br />❑ (iii) Heating and cooling specific retrofit projects that result in an electrical load reduction on each existing feeder <br />involved in the project, provided there is not a corresponding increase in the available fault current in any feeder. <br />(iv) Stand-alone utility fed services that do not exceed 250 volts, 400 amperes where the projects distribution system j <br />❑ does not include: <br />(A) Emergency systems other than listed unit equipment per NEC 700.12(F); <br />(B) An essential electrical system defined in NEC 617.2; or <br />(C) A required fire pump system. <br />(v) Modifications to existing electrical installations where all of the following conditions are met: <br />(A) Service or distribution equipment involved is rated not more than 400 amperes and does not exceed <br />250 volts or for lighting circuits not exceeding 277 volts to ground; <br />(B) Does not involve emergency systems other than listed unit equipment per NEC 700.12(F); <br />(C) Does not involve branch circuits or feeders of an essential electrical system as defined in NEC 517.2; <br />and <br />(D) Service or feeder load calculations are increased by 6% or less. <br />❑ (vi) Electric power production source(s) such as solar photovoltaic, fuel cell, or wind electric system(s) with a. total <br />rating of 9600 watts or less. <br />(vii) For installations in (a)(ii), (iii), and (v) of this subsection to be considered, the following must be available <br />`❑ to the electrical inspector before the work is initiated: <br />(A) A clear and adequate description of the project's scope; <br />(B) A load calculation(s); <br />(C) What the load changes are, providing both before and after panel schedules as needed; and <br />(D) Provide information showing that the service and feeder(s) supplying the panel(s) where the work is <br />taking place has adequate capacity for any increased load and has code compliant overcurrent protection <br />for that supply. <br />NOTE: Electrical plan review is not required for "Medical, dental, and chiropractic clinic" of which is a clinic or <br />❑ physicians' office where patients are not regularly kept as bed patients for twenty-four hours or more, per section <br />(1)(c)(xii). <br />n (b) Electrical plan review is required for all other new or altered electrical projects in educational, institutional, or health care <br />lJ occupancies defined in this chapter. <br />(c) If a review is required, the electrical plan must be submitted for review and approval before the electrical work is begun. <br />Table 900.1 <br />Health or personal Care Facilities <br />Health or personal tare Facility <br />Type <br />Tian Review <br />Required <br />Hospital <br />Yes <br />Nursing home unit or longterm <br />care unit <br />Yes <br />home <br />Yes <br />nrcing <br />:5teca livrng far rity <br />Yes <br />_ <br />?r uate aicono ism hospita' <br />Yea <br />Prvate l�sycls ainc hospital <br />Yes _ <br />h�taternity, home <br />Yes <br />Ambulatory surgeryfaciiry <br />Yes <br />Renzi iterncdiaiysls ctnsc <br />yes <br />Residential treatment faclrry <br />Yes <br />Enhanced servicefactity <br />Yes <br />Adcit resident al rehabMiatloa <br />Yes <br />Table 900-2 <br />Educational and Institutional Facilities, places of Assembly. or other Facilities <br />Educational, Institutional. or Dfan Review <br />other Facility Types Required <br />Educational Yes <br />institutional ..... Yes <br />Notes to Tables 900-9 and 9rtAtl-2. <br />1. A Cite a_th."ZEC to d. eI.CtNCaI 'tnsp£tt1ot15 <br />may require plan review on faclilty types not <br />reviewed by the department. <br />