Aqui está a seção RME citada:
240.24 Location in or on Premises.
(A) Accessibility. Overcurrent devices shall be readily accessible and shall be installed so that the center of the grip of the operating handle of the switch or circuit breaker, when in its highest position, is not more than 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in.) above the floor or working platform, unless one of the following applies:
(1) For busways, as provided in 368.17(C).
(2) For supplementary overcurrent protection, as described in 240.10.
(3) For overcurrent devices, as described in 225.40 and 230.92.
(4) For overcurrent devices adjacent to utilization equipment that they supply, access shall be permitted to be by portable means.
(B) Occupancy. Each occupant shall have ready access to all overcurrent devices protecting the conductors supplying that occupancy, unless otherwise permitted in 240.24(B)(1) and (B)(2).
(1) Service and Feeder Overcurrent Devices. Where electric service and electrical maintenance are provided by the building management and where these are under continuous building management supervision, the service overcurrent devices and feeder overcurrent devices supplying more than one occupancy shall be permitted to be accessible only to authorized management personnel in the following:
(1) Multiple-occupancy buildings
(2) Guest rooms or guest suites
(2) Branch-Circuit Overcurrent Devices. Where electric service and electrical maintenance are provided by the building management and where these are under continuous building management supervision, the branch-circuit overcurrent devices supplying any guest rooms or guest suites without permanent provisions for cooking shall be permitted to be accessible only to authorized management personnel.
(C) Not Exposed to Physical Damage. Overcurrent devices shall be located where they will not be exposed to physical damage.
Informational Note: See 110.11, Deteriorating Agents.
(D) Not in Vicinity of Easily Ignitible Material. Overcurrent devices shall not be located in the vicinity of easily ignitible material, such as in clothes closets.
(E) Not Located in Bathrooms. In dwelling units, dormitories, and guest rooms or guest suites, overcurrent devices, other than supplementary overcurrent protection, shall not be located in bathrooms.
(F) Not Located over Steps. Overcurrent devices shall not be located over steps of a stairway.
Especificamente, 240.24 (D) previne a localização em armários de roupas, como a RME declarou.
No entanto, se o seu espaço for dedicado a outras utilidades, por ex. Aquecedor de água, forno, etc, e você tem a autorização necessária, de acordo com 110.26, então você pode chamá-lo de um armário de utilidade e é dentro do Código. Muitas casas de laje têm exatamente esse "armário".
Parece-me que os produtos enlatados não seriam considerados facilmente inflamáveis, mas os produtos de papel seriam.
Então, dependendo do que você está armazenando nesta despensa, está sua resposta.
Boa sorte!