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Seattle |
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Municipal Code |
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Title 22. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION CODES |
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SubTitle II. Housing Code |
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Chapter 22.206. HABITABLE BUILDINGS |
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SubChapter III. Minimum Mechanical Standards |
§ 22.206.110. Electrical equipment
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All electrical equipment, wiring, and appliances shall be of an approved type, installed in accordance with applicable provisions of the Seattle Electrical Code in effect at the time of installation, unless otherwise specified in this Code , and safely maintained. Every dwelling unit must have access to its electrical panel.
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Every habitable room, except kitchens, shall be provided with not less than two electrical receptacle outlets, or one receptacle outlet and one supplied electric light fixture.
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Every kitchen shall be provided with not less than three electrical receptacle outlets and one supplied light fixture. One electrical appliance receptacle outlet properly installed as a part of a lawfully installed electric or gas kitchen range shall be accepted in lieu of one of the required receptacle outlets in a kitchen. In all cases, at least one of the wall-mounted receptacle outlets shall not be obscured, either partially or otherwise by floor-mounted appliances. All receptacle outlets within 3 feet of any water source must be of a ground fault interrupter style of receptacle installed in accordance with manufacturer's standards.
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Every toilet room, bathroom, laundry room, furnace room, public hallway, porch, and flight of stairs between stories shall contain at least one supplied electric light fixture. Where an interior stairway or public hallway changes direction, more than one supplied electric light fixture may be required to provide sufficient lighting for safe exit. Such required light fixture or fixtures shall be located so as to provide sufficient lighting for safe exit. All receptacle outlets within 3 feet of any water source must be of a ground fault interrupter style of receptacle installed in accordance with manufacturer's standards. In buildings with more than two dwelling units, in the event of power supply failure, an emergency power system must illuminate the path of exit.