HomeMy WebLinkAboutMiscellaneous - Fountain DriveNOTICE OF HEARING
To: Mr. Gary P. Nangle Docket No: 253
32 Prince Street Bea -14-277
Danvers, MA 01923
In the Matter of.-
North
f:
North Andover Housing Authority
VS.
Peter Murphy
Inspector of Wires, Town of North Andover
Re: Fountain Drive, North Andover MA
You are hereby notified that the previously appointed hearing has been rescheduled. The
Board of Electricians' Appeals will hold a hearing in Room 1 (D), 1000 Washington Street,
Boston, on March 24, 2014 the opening of the public meeting will occur 10:00 a.m. The hearing
will be held subsequently based on the Board's scheduled agenda and in accordance with the
provisions of MGL c. 143, § 3P regarding alleged violations of the Massachusetts Electrical
Code.
You may be accompanied or represented by counsel if you so desire. You may subpoena
witnesses and documents for presentation at the hearing. The Board requires fifteen copies of
any paperwork you may present to be provided at the hearing. The hearing will be conducted in
accordance with the provisions of the M.G.L. c. 30A.
. You may; at your expense; have a stenographer present to record the hearing. If so
arranged, you must then provide a copy of the transcript to the Board at your expense.
(801 C.M.R. 1.01 (10) (K).)
Board of Electricians' Appeals
By:
Donald J sen, Executive Director
Dated this: 28th day of February 2014
Sent Certified Mail: 7011 2970 0000 5127 9805
And Regular Mail
cc: Peter Murphy, Inspector of Wires, Town of North Andover
Sent Certified Mail:- 7,0112970 0000 5127 9812
And Regular Mail
DEVAL L. PATRICK
GOVERNOR
BARBARA ANTHONY
UNDERSECRETARY, OFFICE OF
CONSUMER AFFAIRS & BUSINESS
GREGORY BIALECKI
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
REGULATION
SECRETARY OF HOUSING
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Division of Professional Licensure
MARK KMETZ
BOARD OF STATE EXAMINERS
DIRECTOR, OF
OF ELECTRICIANS
PROFESSIONAL LICIEN URE
1000 Washington Street Suite 710
Boston, Massachusetts 02118-6100
NOTICE OF HEARING
To: Mr. Gary P. Nangle Docket No: 253
32 Prince Street Bea -14-277
Danvers, MA 01923
In the Matter of.-
North
f:
North Andover Housing Authority
VS.
Peter Murphy
Inspector of Wires, Town of North Andover
Re: Fountain Drive, North Andover MA
You are hereby notified that the previously appointed hearing has been rescheduled. The
Board of Electricians' Appeals will hold a hearing in Room 1 (D), 1000 Washington Street,
Boston, on March 24, 2014 the opening of the public meeting will occur 10:00 a.m. The hearing
will be held subsequently based on the Board's scheduled agenda and in accordance with the
provisions of MGL c. 143, § 3P regarding alleged violations of the Massachusetts Electrical
Code.
You may be accompanied or represented by counsel if you so desire. You may subpoena
witnesses and documents for presentation at the hearing. The Board requires fifteen copies of
any paperwork you may present to be provided at the hearing. The hearing will be conducted in
accordance with the provisions of the M.G.L. c. 30A.
. You may; at your expense; have a stenographer present to record the hearing. If so
arranged, you must then provide a copy of the transcript to the Board at your expense.
(801 C.M.R. 1.01 (10) (K).)
Board of Electricians' Appeals
By:
Donald J sen, Executive Director
Dated this: 28th day of February 2014
Sent Certified Mail: 7011 2970 0000 5127 9805
And Regular Mail
cc: Peter Murphy, Inspector of Wires, Town of North Andover
Sent Certified Mail:- 7,0112970 0000 5127 9812
And Regular Mail
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Department of Fire Services
Permit No. ®7
Occupancy and Fee Checked
BOARD OF FIRE PREVENTION REGULATIONS [Rev. 1/07] (leave blank)
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APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO PERFORM ELECTRICAL WORK
All work to be performed in accordance with the Massachusetts Electrical Code (MEC), 527 CMR 12.00
(PLEASE PRINT IN INK OR TYPE ALL INFORMATION) Date:�(
City or Town of: NORTH ANDOVER To the Inspector of Wires:
By this application the undersigned gives notice of his or her intention to perform the electrical work described below.
Location (Street & Number) -�, Y00n+G1 t n Z)f 1' U e___
s Owner or Tenant
Owner's Address
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Is this permit in conjunction with a building permit? j---Y,es ❑ No
Telephone No. C( 7Y— 6 274— rt 3
(Check Appropriate Box)
Purpose of Building Utility Authorization No.
Existing Service Amps / Volts Overhead ❑ Undgrd ❑
New Service Amps / Volts Overhead ❑ Undgrd ❑
Number of Feeders and Ampacity
No. of Meters
No. of Meters
Location and Nature of Proposed Electrical Work: �,`�" i e 7 43� ELI
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stable may be waived by the Inspector of Wires.
Date .... 4—.±1 `... � ...
TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER
PERMIT FOR WIRING
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No. of Total
Transformers KVA
Generators KVA
i No. of Emergency Lighting
Battery Units
FIRE ALARMS
I No. of Zones
No. of Detection and
Initiating Devices
- No. of Alerting Devices
No. of Self -Contained
Detection/Alerting Devices
Municipal
Local ❑Connection ❑Other
Security Systems-*
No. of Devices or Equivalent
Data Wiring:
No. of Devices or Equivalent
Telecommunications Wiring:
No. of Devices or Equivalent
-ed, or as required by the Inspector of Wires.
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Rule 10, and upon completion.
ance of electrical work may issue unless
rage or its substantial equivalent. The
the permit issuing office.
I certify, under the pains and penalties of perjury, that the information on this applic tion is true and complete.
FIRM NAME: &feel ' ��__Ieelwllll LIC. NO.: l3' -1a/"/,1
Licensee: �iP�� `'U�� Signature LIC. NO.: ,�z-P-a57--7 /
(Ifapplicable, enter "exempt" ' the lic nse number line.) Bus. Tel. No.:
Address: V fe� Uri 3/' �t°w �� IIF / 4'pl' S(7 Alt. Tel. No.-
*Per M.G.L c. 147, s. 57- 1, security work requires Department of Public Safety "S" License: Lic. No.
OWNER'S INSURANCE WAIVER: I am aware that the Licensee does not have the liability insurance coverage normally
required by law. By my signature below, I hereby waive this requirement. I am the (check one) ❑ owner ❑ owner's a ent.
Owner/Agent
Signature Telephone No. PERMIT FEE: $
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January 24, 2014
Mr. Peter Murphy, Inspector of Wires
TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER
1600 Osgood Street
North Andover, MA 01845
RE: DHCD 196036 North Andover Housing Authority
Selected Electrical Improvements, Fountain Drive
Dear Mr. Murphy:
A\NG L1E
]ENGINEERING
J[IN(CO11 PO AST ED
This letter is to open a discussion regarding the planned electrical safety improvements planned for the
North Andover Housing Authority- s Fountain Drive development. As you may recall, the proposed work
includes:
1. Adding a circuit and GFCI receptacle in each of forty 40 dwelling unit bathrooms, and
2. Adding an electric range outlet in each of .eight (8) unit kitchens.' This element of the work also
includes the installation of a new feeder to the existing unit panelboard.
You recently discussed the work with Mr. Carl Neunaber of my office, and advised that you would not
issue a permit for the work as currently depicted on the contract documents. We understand your concern
to be an existing violation of the working space at the existing dwelling unit panelboards.
We believe the work should be permitted as allowed by 527 CMR 12.00, the Massachusetts Electrical
code, Rule 3; which reads:
"Additions or modifications to an existing installation shall be made in accordance with this
Code without bringing the remaining part of the installation into compliance with the
requirements of this Code. The installation shall not create a violation of this Code, nor
shall it increase the magnitude of an existing violation"
In this instance, the issue is an existing working space violation at the existing panelboards located in the
dwelling unit kitchens. The panelboards are located .above the kitchen counter, and below the upper
kitchen cabinets; a common installation in this vintage construction. The location of the existing
panelboards does not allow compliance with recent or current editions of 527 CMR 12.00 110.26(A),
Working Space which in effect requires a clear space for 36 inches in front of the panel, 30 inches wide,
from the floor to the ceiling
As you know, the working space described above is obstructed by the existing kitchen cabinets.
However, the working space violation is an existing violation.
' The addition of the electric range receptacle outlet is in response to Public Housing Notice 2012-15from the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). The notice
provides that public housing in which residents on oxygen therapy reside should be provided with electric cooking
appliances rather than natural gas appliances, due to the risk of fire and serious bodily injury or death should the
oxygen cause a fire ignited by the open .flame of the gas range -top burners. The addition of the electric range
receptacle outlet will allow the NAHA to replace the gas ranges with electric ranges in selected dwelling units and
safely accommodate residents. who may be on oxygen therapy, in response to the:notice from DHCD.
32 Prince nce Strreet, Da nverrs; Kk on923
Tet. (978) 777®7650 Fax (975) 777-7655
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Mr. Peter Murphy, Inspector of Wires
January 24, 2014
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Theaddition of branch circuits to serve the bathroom GFCI receptacle outlet and electric range
receptacle outlet in the existing panelboards .does not increase the magnitude of the existing working
space violation, as the working space is related to the panelboard — not to the circuit breakers or branch
circuits therein. Therefore, the proposed work does not increase the magnitude of the existing clear space
violation at each panelboard.
Also please note that 527 CMR 12.00 paragraph 110.26(A) requires the described working space only for
"equipment... likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing or maintenance while energized... " If
the work is permitted, we will require that the following warning label be installed at each dwelling unit
panelboard:
WARNING
DO NOT WORK ON THS EQUIPMENT
ENERGIZED!
EQUIPMENT DISCONNECTING MEANS
LOCATED IN BUILDING BASEMENT
Such a warning label will eliminate the likelihood that the panelboard will be serviced while energized,
eliminating the clear space requirement.
We believe the work will create a safer installation for the residents at Fountain Drive.
We respectfully request that the permit for this work issue under the provisions of 527 CMR 12.00, 2014
Massachusetts Electrical Code, Rule 3, or that the application for permit be rejected in writing stating the
reasons for the rejection so that the determination can be appealed to the Board of Electricians' Appeals
in accordance with M.&L. c. 143 :§3P.
Should you have any questions regarding this information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Respectfully,
NANG1L/JEE.��INEEWING ]IN COPLIP OPtA 'lED
Gar ••' ngle, E!
esi etii nt
cc: Joanne Comerford, NAHA
Robert Watt, DHCD
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32 Prince Streer, Danvers, MA on923
Tel. (9�8) d77'76�o Fax (998) 777-7653
www.nnangl eenngineering.conmi
TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER
Office of the Building Department
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North Andover, MA 01845
978-688-9545
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To: Gary P. Nangle January 28, 2014
Fr: Peter Murphy- Electrical Inspector
Re: Fountain Drive, Unit #2, North Andover MA
Permit # 12078
Dear Mr. Nangle,
Your permit application for Unit #2, Fountain Drive was received and processed on January 6,
2014. The permit was not formally issued as the permit fees were not paid due to the fact that the total
scope of the work was not known at that time. As a courtesy, an inspection of the above address was
conducted on January 7, 2014 and was not approved. The reason for failure was because the scope of
work for that unit is in violation of 527 CMR 12:00.
527 CMR States:
Rule 3 — Additions or modifications to existing installation shall be made in accordance with this
code without bringing the remaining part of the installation into compliance with the requirements of
this code. The installation shall not create a violation of this code, nor shall it increase the magnitude of
the existine violation.
The inspection done on January 7, 2014 is indicative of the work to be done at the rest of the
units (40 total) at this location. The existing circuit breaker panel in Unit #2 is not compliant with today's
standards but was at the time of the initial installation. The failure to comply concerns working -space in
front, above, and below dedicated panel space(s) as addressed in NEC 2014, 110.24, 110.25, and 110.26.
The location of the panel in Unit #2 (and remaining units) between the counter top and cabinet above
and that the stove is directly in front of the panel will create a violation of the aforementioned code.
The current panel location(s) will increase the magnitude of the existing violation if the breaker panel
will be reefed with 70 amp 3 wire or additional circuits for bathroom GFIC outlets are taken from these
panels.
Installation of warning label(s) as represented in your letter does not address the code
violation(s) and would not be sufficient to rectify the violation(s). Such a warning label will not prevent
potential hazards due to the location(s) of the panels.
In closing, I will require the panels to be relocated by addressing dedicated space issues as per
NEC 2014, 110.24, 110.25, and 110.26. By doing this you will be able to accomplish the summary of
work stated in your project manual documents.
Please call with any additional questions or safety concerns regarding the Elderly Housing Units
at Fountain Drive.
Sincerely,
Peter Murphy
Electrical Inspector, Town of North Andover
Cc: Joanne Comerford
Gerald Brown
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