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I 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 10/08/98 210-8. Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for Personnel. (a) Dwelling Units. All 125-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles installed in the locations specified below shall have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection for personnel. (1) Bathrooms. (3) Outdoors. Exception: Receptacles that are not readily accessible and are supplied from a dedicated branch circuit for electric snow-melting or deicing equipment as covered in Article 426 shall be permitted to be installed without ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection for personnel. (7) Wet bar sinks. Where the receptacles are installed to serve the countertop surfaces and are located within 6 ft (1.83 m) of the outside edge of the wet bar sink. 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 nun) 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 (I.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 of a 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 of the 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