The above-captioned case was originally scheduled for hearing on January 19, 2011, at which time the parties were directed to develop a plan of action and return to the Board.  The above captioned case was most recently scheduled for hearing before a subcommittee of the Board on March 22, 2011 at 1:00 P.M.  At that time, Chairman Newbrook and Commissioners Preiss, Walker and Dias were present.  The fire service was represented by Assistant Deputy State Fire Marshal Mark Vincent of the Hopkins Hill Fire District Fire Marshals Office.  A motion was made by Commissioner Walker and seconded by Commissioner Preiss to recommend to the full Board that it grant the Applicant the relief outlined herein.  The motion was unanimous.  

The above recommendations were thereupon consolidated with the subcommittee recommendations heard on March 17, 2011 and were presented to the Board on March 29, 2011 at 1:00 P.M.  At that time, Chairman Newbrook and Commissioners Preiss, Pearson, Jasparro, Dias and Walker were present.  A motion to approve the subcommittee recommendations was made by Commissioner Walker and seconded by Commissioner Pearson.  The motion was unanimous.  Accordingly, the subcommittee determination has the status of a full Board decision.

FINDINGS OF FACT
	The numbers of the decision below correspond with those of a December 13, 2010 inspection report compiled by the Hopkins Hill Fire District Fire Marshals Office.  The above report was utilized by the Board, the Applicant and the Hopkins Hill Fire District Fire Marshals Office during the March 22, 2011 subcommittee hearing on this matter.  Accordingly, the Board hereby incorporates the December 13, 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. The Board hereby grants a variance in order to allow the Applicant to maintain the existing egress system of this facility as supplemented by the Applicants proposed fire escape system, documented by the plan submitted by ISI, LLC.  Specifically, upon the Applicants installation of the proposed fire escape system and any additional modifications outlined herein, the egress system of this facility shall be deemed to be in compliance.  Finally, the Board hereby grants the Applicant a time variance of thirty (30) days to secure approval of his plan of action and an additional 150 days to implement that plan, at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Hopkins Hill Fire District Fire Marshals Office.  Finally, the Board notes that the Hopkins Hill Fire District Fire Marshals Office is hereby authorized to extend either or both of the above timelines for good faith demonstrated by the Applicant.
	2.  The Board hereby grants a variance in order to allow the Applicant to maintain the existing cited headroom with an approved low clearance sign installed at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Hopkins Hill Fire District Fire Marshals Office.
	3.  The Board hereby grants a variance in order to allow the Applicant to maintain the existing construction and dimension of the cited interior stairway of this facility conditioned upon the fire escape outlined in item 1 above.

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 submitting a written appeal of the above subcommittee recommendations to the entire Fire Board for review, pursuant to Board Rule 6-2-9.  The Applicant shall thereupon be scheduled for hearing before the full Board of Appeal & Review.  Commencement of such an action does not operate as an automatic stay of this decision (RIGL 42-35-15(c)).