Section R. 408.30819 - Plans and specificationsRule 819. Sections 80.21, 80.21.1, and 80.21.2 are added to the code to read as follows:
80.21. Plans required. An applicant shall submit a detailed set of plans and specifications with the application for an electrical permit for wiring or alteration to an electrical system if the system requires installation of electrical equipment that has an ampacity of more than 400 amperes, at 1,000 volts or less, for the service or feeder and if the calculated floor area in a building is more than 3,500 square feet. The enforcing agency may request plans for projects that include an unusual design. Plans and specifications shall conform to the following: (d) Conductor and raceway sizes.(f) Service location and riser diagram.(g) Load calculations and available fault current calculations.(h) A proposed method of construction that is drawn with symbols of a standard form. All conductors are assumed to be copper unless otherwise stated in the plan. Specifications, when provided, shall also include the information listed in this rule. The selection of suitable disconnect and overcurrent devices to provide proper coordination and interrupting capacity for a wiring system is the responsibility of the designer. The enforcing agency, when approving electrical plans, does not assume responsibility for the design or for deviations from electrical drawings. The permit holder shall ensure that the plans and specifications approved by the enforcing agency, or a certified copy of the plans and specifications, where required, are available on the jobsite for the use of the enforcing agency.
80.21.1. Plan revisions. Work shall be installed pursuant to the code and approved construction documents, and changes made during construction that are not in compliance with the approved construction documents shall be resubmitted for approval as an amended set of construction documents.80.21.2. Information on construction documents. Construction documents shall be dimensioned and drawn on suitable material. Electronic media documents may be submitted when approved by the enforcing agency. Construction documents shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the location, nature, and extent of the work proposed and show in detail that it will conform to the provisions of this code and relevant laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations as determined by the enforcing agency.Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.30819
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