Fire Safety Code, Rhode Island

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DECISION
FILE NO.: 100266
LOCATION OF PREMISES: 2615 Warwick Avenue
APPLICANT: Mr. Christopher Ducharme c/o Bishop Hendricken High School 2615 Warwick Avenue Warwick, RI 02888
USE OR OCCUPANCY: Educational
DATE OF DECISION: 2011-04-06
The above-captioned case was scheduled for hearing on January 25, 2011 at 1:00 P.M.  At that time, Chairman Newbrook and Commissioners Preiss, Jasparro, Richard, Dias and Filippi were present.  The fire service was represented by Assistant Deputy State Fire Marshal Peter Marietti of the Warwick Fire Marshals Office.  A motion was made by Commissioner Dias and seconded by Commissioner Richard 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 April 29, 2010 inspection report compiled by the Warwick Fire Marshals Office.  The above report was utilized by the Board, the Applicant and the Warwick Fire Marshals Office during the January 25, 2011 hearing on this matter.  Accordingly, the Board hereby incorporates the April 29, 2010 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 the proper documentation of testing of the emergency lights and exits signs of this facility.
	2.  It is the understanding of the Board that the Applicant has corrected deficiency 2 by making the corrections outlined above.
	3.  It is the understanding of the Board that the Applicant has corrected deficiency 3 by properly documenting the sprinkler testing and maintenance of this facility.
	4.  The Board hereby grants the Applicant a time variance until the commencement of the 2011-2012 academic year in September of 2011 in order to correct deficiency 4 in accordance with Phase I of the plan submitted by the Applicant and reviewed by the Board and the Warwick Fire Marshals Office during the January 25, 2011 hearing on this matter.  The Board notes that the Applicant has agreed to additional upgrades in the remaining phases, at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Warwick Fire Marshals Office, within timetables established by that Office and agreed to by the Applicant.
	5.  It is the understanding of the Board that the Applicant has corrected deficiency 5 by sealing off the cited penetrations in the boiler room of this facility, at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Warwick 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)].
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