The above-captioned case was scheduled for hearing on February 9, 2010 at 1:00 P.M.  At that time, Chairman Coutu, Vice Chairman Newbrook and Commissioners Dias, Pearson, Preiss, Filippi, Walker and Richard were present.  The fire service was represented by Deputy State Fire Marshal Kaitlyn Foley of the State Fire Marshals Office.  A motion was made by Commissioner Walker and seconded by Commissioners Richard and Dias 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 an August 4, 2008 inspection report compiled by the State Fire Marshals Office.  The above report was utilized by the Board, the Applicant and the State Fire Marshals Office during the February 9, 2010 hearing on this matter.  Accordingly, the Board hereby incorporates the August 4, 2008 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, is understood to mean in accordance with the specific provisions related to the particular subject as are contained in this Code, or as approved in particular by the State Fire Marshal or his or her designee.

CONCLUSIONS AND VARIANCE REQUESTS 
	1.  The Board hereby grants the Applicant a time variance of thirty (30) days from the date of this decision in which to submit a plan for the installation of the appropriate pull stations in this facility.  The Board further grants the Applicant an additional 120 days in which to implement the above plan, at the direction and to the satisfaction of the State Fire Marshal's office.
	2.  During the February 9, 2010 hearing on this matter, the Board was advised that there is no garage in this facility and that all cooking is done electrically.  In order to receive relief from having to install carbon monoxide detection throughout the building, it is the understanding of the Board that the Applicant shall separate the boiler room with approved construction at the direction and to the satisfaction of the State Fire Marshal's office and provide one (1) CO detector in the boiler room and a separate CO detector outside of the room area, at the direction and to the satisfaction of the State Fire Marshal's office.  Accordingly, the Board hereby grants the Applicant a time variance of thirty (30) days from the date of this decision in order to develop and submit a plan of action for the above corrections.  The Board further grants the Applicant an additional 120 days in order to implement the above plan of action.
	3-7.  It is the understanding of the Board that the Applicant has corrected deficiencies 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 at the direction and to the satisfaction of the State Fire Marshal's office.  If any deficiencies remain to be corrected, they shall be corrected in accordance with the above timetables.
	8.  It is the understanding of the Board that deficiency 8 is moot in that this facility is not licensed by MHRH.

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)].