NC AMENDMENT 210.52(B)(2)

In NC dwellings,  any receptacle within 6 feet of a dwelling unit kitchen sink (measured along the cord without piercing a floor, wall, ceiling, or fixed barrier) may be connected to one of the kitchen small appliance branch circuits.
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In NC dwellings,  any receptacle within 6 feet of a dwelling unit kitchen sink (measured along the cord without piercing a floor, wall, ceiling, or fixed barrier) may be connected to one of the kitchen small appliance branch circuits.

Amend NEC® 2017, page 65:

(2) No Other Outlets. The two or more small-appliance branch circuits specified in 210.52(B)(1) shall have no other outlets.

Exception No. 1: A receptacle installed solely for the electrical supply to and support of an electric clock in any of the rooms specified in 210.52(B)(1).

Exception No. 2: Receptacles installed to provide power for supplemental equipment and lighting on gas-fired ranges, ovens, or counter mounted cooking units.

Exception No. 3: Receptacles installed inside a dwelling and within 1.8 m (6 ft) of any kitchen sink measured by the shortest path that the cord of an appliance connected to the receptacle would follow without piercing a floor, wall, ceiling, or fixed barrier.

ELR commentary: In North Carolina, a third exception was added to this section which allows any receptacle within 6 feet of a dwelling unit kitchen sink (measured along the cord without piercing a floor, wall, ceiling, or fixed barrier) to be connected to one of the kitchen small appliance branch circuits even if the receptacle is not technically located in the kitchen, pantry, breakfast room, dining room, or similar area of the dwelling unit.

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NC AMENDMENT 210.52(B)(2)

Below is a Real Question from our Electrical Continuing Education Courses for Electrical License Renewal:

In North Carolina, which of the following can be supplied from a dwelling unit kitchen small appliance branch circuit?

A: A hallway receptacle on the wall within 6 feet of the kitchen sink measured by the shortest path that the cord of an appliance connected to the receptacle would follow without piercing a floor, wall, ceiling, or fixed barrier.
B: A light switch on the wall located 6 feet from the kitchen sink.
C: A receptacle located 7 feet from the kitchen sink in a hallway.
D: A light switch on the kitchen wall located 3 feet from the kitchen sink.
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