Do "dwelling unit" rules apply?

charlie b

charlie b

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New, three story, military housing building. Each floor has several "suites." Each suite has 4 separate bedrooms (with their own doors), a toilet, a shower, a common living area, a washer and a dryer, a dining room table, and a 2-burner cooktop. Sounds to me like each suite is a dwelling unit in its own right, not unlike apartments within the same building. But I am not familiar with the rules for hotel suites, so I may be looking at this project wrong.

The 95% design submittal does not show 2 SABCs for the kitchen countertops nor any for the dining area. Should it have them? It has no GFCIs anywhere, and I will comment on that separately.
 
To me, it sounds like dwelling units.

The 2020 NEC definition for a dwelling unit is "A single unit, providing complete and independent living facilities for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, cooking, and sanitation. (CMP-2)".

You might also want to look into surge protection (230.67).
 
I agree and IMO the SABC's are required.

210.60 Guest Rooms, Guest Suites, Dormitories, and
Similar Occupancies.
(A) General. Guest rooms or guest suites in hotels, motels,
sleeping rooms in dormitories, and similar occupancies shall
have receptacle outlets installed in accordance with 210.52(A)
and (D). Guest rooms or guest suites provided with permanent
provisions for cooking shall have receptacle outlets installed in
accordance with all of the applicable rules in 210.52.
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