Items such as recept placement (12' spacing in several types of rooms, 4' spacing on countertops, and ISLAND RECEPTS) are a strange part of the code.
They are clearly requirments for spec homes.
But for homes where the owner is known, they are more perscriptive than required. If a home owner does not want an island recept, they do should not have one.
If you set the island on top of the floor or in a recess in the floor (without fastening in place), then the island is not part of the house it is a table and does not need a recept.
