Kitchen countertop receptacles

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We are wiring a hotel in which each guest room will have a 220 volt range installed providing permanent provisions for cooking. Therefore according to 210.60(A) units shall have outlets installed per 210.52.

Under section 210.52(B)3 receptacles installed in a kitchen to serve countertops shall be supplied by no fewer than two small-appliance circuits. But the hotel countertops are between 12" & 24" wide requiring only one countertop receptacle per NEC 210.52(C)2

The plan shows two small-appliance circuits, 1 feeding the countertop receptacle, the microwave and the refrigerator. The 2nd feeding the refer, the garbage disposer and the hood fan.

The local inspector is stating that we will need to install two countertop receptacles to comply with section 210.52(B)3. We cannot find any requirement in the code that requires two countertop receptacles, only two small-appliance circuits.

Any feedback would be appreciated as the owner of the hotel does not want to add additional receptacles if not required.
 
The first sentence of 210.52(B)(3) states that the two SABCs must serve the c'top. If only one is required by 210.52(C)(1), then both circuits must serve that receptacle. To me, that dictates a duplex with both circuits, so a split recep is required, as well as a common-trip means provided by 210.7(B).
 
iwire said:
Yeah I guess your right so maybe he can split wire the duplex or make it a quad box.
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I'd do the quad. 2 GFIs are cheaper than a 2p GFI breaker.

Hopefully, this is not covered up yet. Rerouting the 2nd SABC to the c'top may be an expensive proposition if it's a trim inspection.
 
This is a rough-in wiring inspection so the fix is relatively simple, so I agree that the double duplex GFCI is the most cost effective solution.
 
Double duplex.
That way you don't need a ton of GFCI 2 pole breakers that the visitor won't have access to either when they trip it out because of a bum coffee maker.
 
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