This facility was previously before the Board and the Applicant, along with the Providence Fire Marshals Office, developed and implemented a plan of action that was approved by the Board at that time.  As a result of this plan, the vast majority of fire code deficiencies were addressed.  However, an additional deficiency has now been noted by the Providence Fire Marshals Office.  Accordingly, the Applicant filed an appeal.  The above-captioned case was thereupon scheduled for hearing on March 18, 2008 at 1:00 P.M.  At that time, Chairman Coutu, Vice Chairman Newbrook and Commissioners Richard, Blackburn, Preiss, Jackson, Jasparro, Walker, Filippi and OConnell were present.  The fire service was represented by Assistant Deputy State Fire Marshals Richard Silva and Richard Fournier of the Providence Fire Marshals Office.  A motion was made by Commissioner Jasparro and Commissioner Walker and seconded by Vice Chairman Newbrook to grant the Applicant relief as outlined herein.  The motion was unanimous.

FINDINGS OF FACT
	The numbers of the Decision below correspond with those of a February 12, 2008 follow-up inspection report compiled by the Providence Fire Marshals Office.  The above report was utilized by the Board, the Applicant and the Providence Fire Marshals Office during the March 18, 2008 hearing on this matter.  Accordingly, the Board hereby incorporates the February 12, 2008 follow-up inspection report as its initial findings of fact.  Any modification of the Boards findings, such as correction of a deficiency by the Applicant, shall be noted herein. 
	Any deficiency understood by the Board to have been corrected, which is not so corrected, shall be immediately corrected by the Applicant.  The term approved, as used herein, shall be understood to mean in accordance with the specific provisions related to the particular subject as are contained in the state fire code, or as approved in particular by the Authority Having Jurisdiction (the State Fire Marshal, his or her designated Deputy State Fire Marshals and/or Assistant Deputy State Fire Marshals).

CONCLUSIONS AND VARIANCE REQUESTS
1.	The Board hereby grants a variance from the provisions of sections 13.2.1 and 7.7.1.1 in order to allow the Applicant to utilize the cited non-remote egress doors on Clemence Street temporarily for 180 days while the Applicant develops and implements a plan of action to provide a third means of egress on the side of this building. 
The Board further grants a time variance of 180 days to allow the Applicant to provide the proposed compliant third means of egress.  As a condition of the variance, the Board directs the Applicant (Landlord) to be responsible for maintaining the path of travel from the exit discharge, to the public way, free of all obstructions at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Providence Fire Marshals Office, and to further provide any additional safeguards deemed necessary by the Providence Fire Marshals Office. 

STATUS OF DECISION AND APPEAL RIGHTS
	This Decision represents a comprehensive, integrated plan of fire safety for the above-captioned facility under the above-cited use or occupancy.  Accordingly, every variance granted is conditioned upon the Applicants timely and continued compliance with all of the directives of the Board. Every variance granted is further conditioned upon the continued use or occupancy of this facility under the above-cited classification reviewed by the Board. ( See: Board Rules and Regulations, section 6-2-17).
	Failure of the Applicant to initially comply with the full Decision of the Board, within the stated time frame, shall void all variances granted herein. (See: Board Rules and Regulations, section 6-2-18)  In the event of complete, timely and continued compliance with the full Decision of the Board, the above cited variances shall be deemed to have vested in the above-captioned facility.  As long as this facility is in continued compliance with the full Decision of the Board, the above-cited variances shall remain with this facility in the absence of any change in use or occupancy mandating review under a separate classification of the Fire Code or a revision of the above-cited classification. . (See: Board Rules and Regulations, section 6-2-19).  Such changes in use or occupancy of this facility, or failure to continually comply with the Boards Decision shall void all variances granted under the above-cited use or occupancy.  If such change creates a new use or occupancy as outlined in R.I.G.L. 23-28.1-6, all variances granted under the original use or occupancy are void and this facility shall be reviewed under the newly created use or occupancy. . (See: Board Rules and Regulations, section 6-2-20).
	The Applicant may appeal the Boards Decision, within thirty (30) days of the mailing date of this Decision, by commencing an action against the State Fire Marshal in the Sixth division of the District Court.  Commencement of such an action does not operate as an automatic stay of this Decision [R.I.G.L. 42-35-15(c)].