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2020-02-11 07:33:02 | FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2017 6TH ED |
| NFPA 70 2014 EDITION |
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| JAKE LEAHY BN, BU, PX |
| ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER II |
| 561-805-6713 |
| [email protected] |
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| 1) PENINSULAR SPACE HAS AN OVERHANG THAT LOOKS TO BE |
| MORE THAN 6" THE OUTLET MOUNTED BELOW WOULD NOT MEET |
| THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE RECEPTACLE SPACING. |
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| E3901.4.5 RECEPTACLE OUTLET LOCATION. |
| RECEPTACLE OUTLETS SHALL BE LOCATED NOT MORE THAN 20 |
| INCHES (508 MM) ABOVE THE COUNTERTOP. RECEPTACLE OUTLET |
| ASSEMBLIES INSTALLED IN COUNTERTOPS SHALL BE LISTED FOR |
| THE APPLICATION. RECEPTACLE OUTLETS SHALL NOT BE |
| INSTALLED IN A FACE-UP POSITION IN THE WORK SURFACES OR |
| COUNTERTOPS. RECEPTACLE OUTLETS RENDERED NOT READILY |
| ACCESSIBLE BY APPLIANCES FASTENED IN PLACE, APPLIANCE |
| GARAGES, SINKS OR RANGETOPS AS ADDRESSED IN THE |
| EXCEPTION TO SECTION E3901.4.1, OR APPLIANCES OCCUPYING |
| DEDICATED SPACE SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS THESE |
| REQUIRED OUTLETS. [210.52(C)(5)] |
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| EXCEPTION: RECEPTACLE OUTLETS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE |
| MOUNTED NOT MORE THAN 12 INCHES (305 MM) BELOW THE |
| COUNTERTOP IN CONSTRUCTION DESIGNED FOR THE PHYSICALLY |
| IMPAIRED AND FOR ISLAND AND PENINSULAR COUNTERTOPS |
| WHERE THE COUNTERTOP IS FLAT ACROSS ITS ENTIRE SURFACE |
| AND THERE ARE NO MEANS TO MOUNT A RECEPTACLE WITHIN 20 |
| INCHES (508 MM) ABOVE THE COUNTERTOP, SUCH AS IN AN |
| OVERHEAD CABINET. RECEPTACLES MOUNTED BELOW THE |
| COUNTERTOP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS EXCEPTION SHALL NOT |
| BE LOCATED WHERE THE COUNTERTOP EXTENDS MORE THAN 6 |
| INCHES (152 MM) BEYOND ITS SUPPORT BASE. [210.52(C)(5) |
| EXCEPTION] |