Life Safety Power Panels

[Mike01]

In a high rise building with a emergency generator and a life safety panel in the electrical closet I thought the code indicated (somewhere cannont find it now) that Life safety panelboards can only serve the floor above and below where the panel is installed , so you would need a panel minimum of every three floors however I cannot find this is the code does anyone know where to find this or am I just crazy? Thanks.

 

[anbm]

In Texas state, this rule can be found from Texas Department ofg Health book but it only applies for health care facility building. I am not sure other states has same rule.

 

[steve66]

Illinois has a similar rule for hospitals. Standard branch panels are supposed to be on the same floor, but LS panels can serve lights on the floor above and below.