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Start by clarifying whether this is a dwelling unit or not. Assuming it is, and inferring that the room you describe is not a kitchen, then the 24" spacing rules in 210.52(C) do not apply. My reading of the 2104 version of 210.52(A) is that you don't need any receptacles at all in the area you describe. It is not a "wall space" in the context of that article. So give the owner what the owner wants and is willing to pay for.
 
Charlie if an outlet can be installed above the counter I think we have the 6'/12' rule in play.... As long as it is not over 5'5 I believe it would be required
 
I thought about that, Dennis. But I concluded that from the way 210.52(A) is worded (again, 2014 edition), you don't have to call it "wall space" if the floor line is broken by permanently installed (i.e., "fixed") cabinets. So the area above the countertop, the area that looks very much like a wall, doesn't fall within the "wall space rule." That is why I responded that no outlets are needed.
 
So a fixed room divider such as a bar type counter counts as wall space but when it against the wall it is not considered a space. :?
 
Yep, that is how I see it. Not necessarily in keeping with common sense. But then . . . .:roll:
 
If you are in Washington then those receptacles omitted due to the cabinets have to be installed elsewhere in the room. Or you can install floor outlets.
Me, I would install the boxes and blank them off. Then when the room becomes a bedroom you are good to go.
 
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