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<br />1A OF 11
<br />PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERAL NOTES
<br />· ALL MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, INSTALLATION AND WORK PERFORMED SHALL
<br />BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODES:
<br />- 2022 CBC / 2021 IBC
<br />- 2022 CRC / 2021 IRC
<br />- 2022 CEC / 2020 NEC
<br />- 2022 CMC / 2021 IMC
<br />- 2022 CPC / 2021 IPC
<br />- 2022 CFC / 2021 IFC
<br />- 2022 BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS
<br />· ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL BE LISTED AND LABELED BY A RECOGNIZED
<br />ELECTRICAL TESTING LABORATORY AND L.A. TEST LAB. EQUIPMENT
<br />INSTALLED SHALL BE PER ITS LISTING REQUIREMENTS AND THE
<br />MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS. NEC 110.2, 110.3, 690.4(B), 690.12(D).
<br />· ALL OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT SHALL BE NEMA 3R RATED, INCLUDING ALL ROOF
<br />MOUNTED TRANSITION BOXES AND SWITCHES.
<br />· ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL BE PROPERLY GROUNDED AND BONDED IN
<br />ACCORDANCE WITH NEC ARTICLE 250.
<br />· PV SYSTEM DC CIRCUIT AND INVERTER OUTPUT CONDUCTORS AND
<br />EQUIPMENT SHALL BE PROTECTED AGAINST OVERCURRENT. CIRCUITS
<br />SIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 690.8(A)(2) ARE REQUIRED TO BE PROTECTED
<br />AGAINST OVERCURRENT PROTECTIVE DEVICES. EACH CIRCUIT SHALL BE
<br />PROTECTED FROM OVERCURRENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH 690.9(A)(1), (A)(2),
<br />OR (A)(3). [NEC 690.9(A)]
<br />· DISCONNECTING MEANS OF THE PV SYSTEM (INCLUDING RAPID SHUTDOWN
<br />INITIATION) SHALL BE LOCATED IN A READILY ACCESSIBLE LOCATION WITHIN
<br />THE EQUIPMENT, WITHIN SIGHT OF THE EQUIPMENT, OR REMOTELY WHERE
<br />THE EQUIPMENT DISCONNECTING MEANS. [NEC 690.13(A), 690.15]
<br />· RAPID SHUTDOWN EQUIPMENT TO COMPLY WITH NEC 690.12.
<br />· ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM DISCONNECTING MEANS SHALL BE PROVIDED
<br />FOR ALL UNGROUNDED CONDUCTORS AND SHALL BE READILY ACCESSIBLE
<br />AND WITHIN LINE OF SIGHT; WHERE PARTITIONED, AN ADDITIONAL
<br />DISCONNECT SHALL BE PROVIDED WITHIN SIGHT OF THE ESS COMPONENT.
<br />OVERCURRENT PROTECTION SHALL BE PROVIDED. [706.15, 706.31]
<br />· UPON LOSS OF PRIMARY SOURCE, THE OUTPUT OF ELECTRIC POWER
<br />PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY DISCONNECTED FROM
<br />ALL UNGROUNDED CONDUCTORS OF THE INTERCONNECTED SYSTEMS. THE
<br />ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT SHALL NOT BE RECONNCETED
<br />UNTIL ALL PHASES OF THE PRIMARY SOURCE IS RESTORED. [NEC 705.40]
<br />· ALL CONDUCTORS IN EXPOSED OUTDOOR LOCATIONS SHALL BE LISTED AND
<br />IDENTIFIED FOR USE IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND FOR THE APPLICATION. [NEC
<br />690.31(C) THROUGH (F), 310.10(D)]
<br />· EXPOSED CONDUCTORS WITHIN THE PV ARRAY SHALL BE PV WIRE/CABLE,
<br />OR TYPE USE-2, OR TYPE RHW-2 (UL 4703 & 854 LISTED) [NEC 690.31(C)(1)]
<br />· FINE-STRANDED CABLE CONNECTIONS MUST BE MADE IN LUGS AND
<br />TERMINALS TO ENSURE A THOROUGHLY GOOD CONNECTION WITHOUT
<br />DAMAGING THE CONDUCTORS. [NEC 110.14(A)]
<br />· FLEXIBLE, FINE-STRANDED CABLES SHALL BE TERMINATED ONLY WITH
<br />TERMINALS, LUGS, DEVICES, OR CONNECTORS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED AND
<br />LISTED FOR SUCH USE. [NEC 690.31(C)(5), 110.14]
<br />· ALL PV CIRCUIT CONDUCTORS SHALL BE MARKED ON EACH END AND
<br />GROUPED FOR UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION. [NEC 690.31(B)]
<br />· ALL EXTERIOR CONDUIT, FITTINGS, AND BOXES SHALL BE RAIN TIGHT AND
<br />APPROVED FOR USE IN WET LOCATIONS. (NEC 314.15)
<br />· ALL GROUNDED, (NEUTRAL), CONDUCTORS' INSULATION SHALL BE SOLID
<br />WHITE, GRAY, OR WITH 3-WHITE STRIPES. [NEC 200.6, 200.7, 400.22]; ALL
<br />GROUNDING CONDUCTORS SHALL BE OF BARE WIRE WITHOUT COVERING,
<br />OR WITH INSULATION OF GREEN OR GREEN WITH YELLOW STRIPES, NEC
<br />250.119 & 400.23. THE COLOR OF UNGROUNDED CONDUCTORS SHALL BE
<br />OTHER THAN FOR GROUNDED, (NEUTRAL), AND GROUNDING CONDUCTORS.
<br />[NEC 310.110(C)]
<br />· MAXIMUM CONDUCTOR LENGTH BETWEEN SUPPLY SIDE CONNECTION AND
<br />OVERCURRENT PROTECTION IS 10FT IN DWELLING UNITS AND 16.5FT IN OTHER
<br />THAN DWELLING UNITS FROM THE POINT OF CONNECTION TO THE SERVICE.
<br />[NEC 705.11(C)]
<br />· CONNECTIONS ON THE LOAD SIDE OF THE SERVICE DISCONNECTING MEANS OF
<br />THE OTHER SOURCE(S) AT ANY DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT ON THE PREMISES
<br />SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEC 705.12(B).
<br />· DC WIRING INSIDE A BUILDING MUST BE IN METAL RACEWAYS, METAL-CLAD CABLE,
<br />OR METAL ENCLOSURES. [NEC 690.31(D)]
<br />· METALLIC TYPE RACEWAYS, CONDUITS, ENCLOSURES, AND CABLE SHEATHS
<br />CONTAINING CIRCUITS OVER 250-VOLTS TO GROUND MUST BE BONDED IN
<br />ACCORDANCE WITH NEC 250.97.
<br />· CONNECTORS SHALL BE OF LATCHING OR LOCKING TYPE. CONNECTORS THAT ARE
<br />READILY ACCESSIBLE AND OPERATING AT OVER 30-VOLTS SHALL REQUIRE A TOOL
<br />TO OPEN AND MARKED "DO NOT DISCONNECT UNDER LOAD" OR "NOT FOR
<br />CURRENT INTERRUPTING." [NEC 690.33(C) & (D)(2)]
<br />· EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR (EGC) SMALLER THAN #6-AWG SHALL BE
<br />PROTECTED FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE BY AN IDENTIFIED RACEWAY OR CABLE
<br />ARMOR, UNLESS INSTALLED WITHIN HOLLOW SPACES OF THE FRAMING MEMBERS
<br />OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES AND WHERE NOT SUBJECT TO PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
<br />[NEC 250.120(C)]
<br />· THE INTERCONNECTION POINT SHALL BE ON THE SUPPLY SIDE OF ALL
<br />GROUND-FAULT PROTECTION EQUIPMENT. [NEC 705.32]
<br />· CABLES/WIRES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO PHYSICAL DAMAGE, SUCH AS THOSE NOT
<br />LOCATED UNDER THE MODULES, MUST BE PROTECTED. [NEC 300.4]
<br />· FOR ELECTRICAL SERVICE REPLACEMENTS, BONDING TO THE METAL PIPES OF
<br />NATURAL GAS, HOT WATER, AND COLD WATER MUST BE PROVIDED. [NEC 250.104]
<br />· GROUNDING ROD ELECTRODES SHALL BE INSTALLED 8-FT MINIMUM IN CONTACT
<br />WITH SOIL AND MINIMUM 5/8-INCH DIAMETER. [NEC 250.52(A)(5), 250.53(G)]
<br />· THE MARKINGS, "PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SOURCE", FOR DC RACEWAYS AND CABLE
<br />ASSEMBLIES MUST BE NO MORE THAN 10-FT O.C.; AND IS SEPARATED BY
<br />ENCLOSURES, WALLS, PARTITIONS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, OR BENDS ABOVE OR
<br />BELOW PENETRATIONS. [NEC 690.31(D)(2)]
<br />· WORKING CLEARANCES TO BE PROVIDED AT NEW AND EXISTING ELECTRICAL
<br />EQUIPMENT. [NEC 110.26]
<br />· POWER PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, AND ALL ASSOCIATED WIRING AND
<br />INTERCONNECTIONS OPERATING IN PARALLEL WITH A PRIMARY POWER SOURCE
<br />SHALL BE PERFORMED ONLY BY QUALIFIED PERSONS. [NEC 690.4(C), 705.8]
<br />· LABELS SHALL BE REFLECTIVE, AND ALL LETTERS SHALL BE CAPITALIZED AND
<br />SHALL BE A MINIMUM HEIGHT OF 3/8" IN WHITE ON A RED BACKGROUND. [NEC
<br />690.31(G)(4)]
<br />· IDENTIFICATION OF POWER SOURCE RAPID SHUTDOWN AND LABELING SHALL BE IN
<br />ACCORDANCE WITH NEC 690.56(C).
<br />· SMOKE ALARMS AND CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS ARE REQUIRED TO BE
<br />RETROFITTED ONTO THE EXISTING DWELLING AS PER THE 2019 CRC. THESE
<br />SMOKE ALARMS ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN ALL BEDROOMS, OUTSIDE EACH
<br />BEDROOM, AND AT LEAST ONE ON EACH FLOOR OF THE HOUSE. CARBON
<br />MONOXIDE ALARMS ARE REQUIRED TO BE RETROFITTED OUTSIDE EACH BEDROOM
<br />AND AT LEAST ONE ON EACH FLOOR OF THE HOUSE. (CRC 314,315)
<br />· SMOKE ALARMS AND CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS ARE REQUIRED PER CRC
<br />SECTIONS 314 AND 315 TO BE VERIFIED AND INSPECTED BY THE INSPECTOR IN THE
<br />FIELD.
<br />· A LADDER MUST BE PROVIDED FOR INSPECTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH Cal-OSHA
<br />REGULATIONS, SECURED AND EXTENDING 3-FT ABOVE THE ROOF.
<br />· ALL OF THE REQUIRED MARKINGS, SIGNS, AND LABELS MUST BE INSTALLED ON ALL
<br />EQUIPMENT PRIOR TO ANY INSPECTIONS.
<br />PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES AND PANEL SYSTEMS INSTALLED ON OR INTEGRAL
<br />WITH BUILDINGS, OR TO BE FREESTANDING (NOT ATTACHED TO BUILDINGS)
<br />SHALL BE TESTED, LISTED, AND IDENTIFIED WITH A FIRE CLASSIFICATION
<br />(CLASS C MINIMUM) IN ACCORDANCE WITH UL1703. WHERE CLASS A OR B
<br />ROOFING IS REQUIRED, THE PV SOLAR SYSTEM (PV PANEL & RACK) SHALL
<br />HAVE THE SAME CLASS/TYPE RATING OR BETTER.
<br />COUNTY ELECTRONIC STAMP
<br />Bldg# 101119921
<br />Elec# 20183310
<br />The scope of the plans is for the installation of the solar
<br />photovoltaic system only and the approval is subject to
<br />compliance with all applicable city and state codes and
<br />regulations regarding construction. The approval of the
<br />plans does not constitute any certification of the accuracy,
<br />completeness, or building permit status of the existing
<br />buildings and structures as shown.
<br />1210 E Avalon Ave Unit#
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