The above-captioned cases were scheduled for hearing on February 15, 2011 at 1:00 P.M. At that time, Chairman Newbrook and Commissioners Richard, Jasparro, Walker, Filippi and Dias were present.  The fire service was represented by Assistant Deputy State Fire Marshal Peter J. Marietti III of the Warwick Fire Marshals Office. The City of Warwick was represented by its City Solicitor, Peter Ruggiero, Esq., and its Maintenance Director, Mr. David Picozzi. Each of the above-captioned cases were heard, and voted upon, separately by the Board. Accordingly, the motions, seconds and votes in each case will be reflected in the specific individually numbered Decision listed below.  

GENERAL FINDINGS OF FACT

The numbers of the Decisions below correspond with those of the individually referenced January 25, 2011 inspection reports complied by the Warwick Fire Marshals Office. These reports further incorporate a consultants report, covering the subject facilities, that was prepared for the City of Warwick by its consulting engineers - Hughes Associates.  The above reports were utilized by the Board, the Applicant and the Warwick Fire Marshals Office during the February 15, 2011 hearings covering these facilities.  The parties further agreed that the building descriptions and other facts outlined therein were accurate to the best of their knowledge. Accordingly, the Board hereby incorporates the above reports below as its initial findings of fact in each case.  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 this code, or as approved in particular by the state fire marshal or his or her designee.
	Finally, the Warwick Fire Marshals Office has been granted the authority to extend any or all of the timelines below in light of good faith efforts by the Applicant. 
FILE NO. 090346

This Decision covers 3259 Post Road also known as the Warwick Museum of Art. The numbers of this Decision also correspond with those of the Warwick Fire Marshals January 25, 2011 inspection report covering the above-captioned facility.  The above report was utilized by the Board, the Applicant and the Warwick Fire Marshals Office during the February 15, 2011 hearing covering this facility. 

The parties specifically agreed to the accuracy of the above report.  Accordingly, the Board hereby incorporates the building description and other information found in the January 25, 2011 inspection report below 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. 

At the conclusion of the February 15, 2011 hearing covering this facility, a motion was made by Commissioner Dias and seconded by Commissioners Jasparro and Richard to grant the Applicant the relief outlined herein. The motion was unanimous. The relief granted is as follows: 

1.	The Board hereby grants the Applicant a time variance, until January 1, 2014, in order to correct Deficiency 1 by installing an approved local fire alarm system, as outlined in the consultants report, at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Warwick Fire Marshals Office. The Board notes that the Applicant may utilize an approved wireless system in this historic facility in order to address any structural issues.
2.	The Board hereby grants a variance from the provisions of sections 13.3.1(4), 8.6.6, along with their referenced standards, in order to allow the Applicant to maintain the existing construction of, and vertical opening(s) within, this historical building. In granting this relief, the Board directs the Applicant to train the employees of this facility in Crowd Management techniques through the State Fire Marshals Office as recommended by the Warwick Fire Marshal.  
3.	The Board hereby grants the Applicant a time variance, until January 1, 2012, in order to correct Deficiency 3 by providing this facility with emergency lighting and exit signage, as outlined in the consultants report, at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Warwick Fire Marshals Office. 

STATUS OF DECISIONS AND APPEAL RIGHTS
	Each of the above Decisions represent an individual comprehensive, integrated plan of fire safety for each the above-captioned facilities under the above-cited use or occupancy.  Accordingly, every variance granted, in each separate Decision, is conditioned upon the Applicants timely and continued compliance with all of the directives of the Board in that particular Decision. 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 mandates of a particular individual Decision of the Board, within the stated time frame, shall void all variances granted in that particular Decision. (See: Board Rules and Regulations, section 6-2-18)  In the event of complete, timely and continued compliance with each of the above individual full Decisions of the Board, the above-cited variances shall be deemed to have vested in the above-captioned facility covered by that Decision.  As long as this facility is in continued compliance with the full individual 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 individual Decision shall void all variances granted in that particular Decision. 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 the individual facility shall be reviewed under the newly created use or occupancy. (See: Board Rules and Regulations, section 6-2-20).
	The Applicant may appeal any or all of the individual the Boards Decisions outlined above, within thirty (30) days of the mailing date of these Decision(s), 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 these Decision(s).  [R.I.G.L. 42-35-15(c)].