During an inspection of a new hospital's ventilation system, you note that the outdoor air intake for a central air-handling unit is located 8 feet horizontally from an exhaust outlet serving a laboratory fume hood. The mechanical engineer submits detailed calculations and drawings showing the intake's orientation and the use of special filters will provide equal performance to the code's standard separation distance. According to CMC Section 407.2.1, what is the most correct statement regarding this installation?

• The installation is acceptable, provided the submitted documentation demonstrating equal performance is approved by the enforcing agency.
• The installation is a violation; intakes must be a minimum of 25 feet from all exhaust outlets without exception.
• The installation is acceptable only if the exhaust outlet is for a toilet room, not a laboratory.
• The installation is acceptable because the minimum distance only applies to exhaust outlets on the roof, not on the wall.