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City of Zephyrhills Building Department 5335 Eighth Street Zephyrhills, Florida 33540 (813) 788-6611 Fax (813) 788-5262 W.A. "Bill Burgess Director of Building Licensing & Zoning Electrical Notes 10/30/98 210-52. Dwelling Unit Receptacle Outlets. (a) General Provisions. In every kitchen, family room, dining room, living room, parlor, library, den, sun room, bedroom, recreation room, or similar room or area of dwelling units, receptacle outlets shall be installed so that no point along the floor line in any wall space is more than 6 ft (1.83 m), measured horizontally, from an outlet in that space, including any wall space 2 ft (610 mm) or more in width and the wall space occupied by fixed panels in exterior walls, but excluding sliding panels in exterior walls. The wall space afforded by fixed room dividers, such as freestanding bar- type counters or railings, shall be included in the 6-ft (1.83-m) measurement. As used in this section, a "wall space" shall be considered a wall unbroken along the floor line by doorways, fireplaces, and similar openings. Each wall space 2 ft or more (610 nun or more) wide shall be treated individually and separately from other wall spaces within the room. A wall space shall be permitted to include two or more walls ofa room (around comers) where unbroken at the floor line. Receptacle outlets shall, insofar as practicable, be spaced equal distances apart. Receptacle outlets in floors shall not be counted as part ofthe required number of receptacle outlets unless located within 18 in. (457 nun) of the wall. The receptacle outlets required by this section shall be in addition to any receptacle that is part of any lighting fixture or appliance, located within cabinets or cupboards, or located over 5 1/2 ft (1.68 m) above the floor. Exception: Permanently installed electric baseboard heaters equipped with factory-installed receptacle outlets or outlets provided as a separate assembly by the manufacturer shall be permitted as the required outlet or outlets for the wall space utilized by such permanently installed heaters. Such receptacle outlets shall not be connected to the heater circuits. (FPN): Listed baseboard heaters include instructions that may not permit their installation below receptacle outlets. (d) Bathrooms. In dwelling units, at least one wall receptacle outlet shall be installed in bathrooms adjacent to each basin location. Bathroom receptacle outlets shall be supplied by at least one 20- ampere branch circuit. Such circuits shall have no other outlets. See Section 210-8(a)(1). Receptacle outlets shall not be installed in a face-up position in the work surfaces or countertops in a bathroom basin location. 210-8. Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for Personnel. (FPN): See Section 215-9 for ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection for personnel on feeders.