The above-captioned case was scheduled for hearing on April 6, 2010 at 1:00 P.M.  At that time, Vice Chairman Newbrook and Commissioners Filippi, Richard, Walker, Preiss, Dias, Jasparro and Pearson were present.  The fire service was represented by Assistant Deputy State Fire Marshal Gregory Unsworth of the North Providence Fire Marshals Office.  A motion was made by Commissioner Dias and seconded by Commissioner Jasparro 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 June 26, 2008 inspection report compiled by the North Providence Fire Marshals Office.  The above report was utilized by the Board, the Applicant and the North Providence Fire Marshals Office during the April 6, 2010 hearing on this matter.  Accordingly, the Board hereby incorporates the June 26, 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.  It is the understanding of the Board that the Applicant has corrected deficiency 1 by providing this facility with an approved local fire alarm system at the direction and to the satisfaction of the North Providence Fire Marshal's office.
	2.  It is the understanding of the Board that the Applicant has corrected deficiency 2 by providing approved door closers on the apartment and boiler room doors of this facility.
	3.  It is the understanding of the Board that the Applicant has corrected deficiency 3 by providing this facility with an approved key access box.
	4.  The Board hereby grants a variance from the provisions of NFPA 1 and NFPA 70-110.26 in order to allow the Applicant to maintain the washing machine at its current location with the following safeguards.  Specifically, the Applicant shall provide and maintain stainless steel hoses on the washing machine and shall further provide a splash guard separating the washing machine from the electrical panel at the direction and to the satisfaction of the North Providence Fire Marshal's office.  In granting this relief, it is the understanding of the Board that the North Providence Fire Marshal's office has no objection in light of the inclusion of the cited safeguards.

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)].