The above-captioned case was scheduled for hearing on April 24, 2012 at 1:00 P.M.  At that time, Chairman Newbrook, Vice Chairperson Filippi and Commissioners Dias, Pearson, Walker, Jackson, Sylvester, Burlingame, Blackburn and Richard were present.  The fire service was represented by Assistant Deputy State Fire Marshal James Given of the Narragansett Fire Marshals Office.  A motion was made by Commissioner Blackburn and seconded by Vice Chairperson Filippi to grant the Applicant relief as outlined herein.  The motion passed over the opposition votes of Commissioners Burlingame and Jackson.

FINDINGS OF FACT
	The numbers of the Decision below correspond with those of an August 9, 2011 inspection report compiled by the Narragansett Fire Marshals Office.  The above report was utilized by the Board, the Applicant and the Narragansett Fire Marshals Office during the April 24, 2012 hearing on this matter.  Accordingly, the Board hereby incorporates the August 9, 2011 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 develop and submit a plan of action to the Narragansett Fire Marshals Office for the installation of a fire alarm system within this facility.  The Board further grants the Applicant an additional 150 days in order to implement the above plan of action at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Narragansett Fire Marshals Office.  Finally, the Board notes that the Narragansett Fire Marshals Office may extend either or both of the above timelines for good faith efforts being shown by the Applicant.  The Board notes that this facility currently maintains 110 volt carbon monoxide and smoke detection.
	2.  The Board hereby grants the Applicant the time variance outlined in item 1 above in order to correct deficiency 2 by one of the following three options.  The Applicant may provide an emergency means of egress from the second floor apartments through a steel ladder system installed at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Narragansett Fire Marshals Office.  The Applicant may correct deficiency 2 alternatively by providing approved domestic sprinkler heads in the main egress from the second floor at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Narragansett Fire Marshals Office or, alternatively, the Applicant may upgrade the stairwell construction at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Narragansett Fire Marshals Office.  The Board notes that the Narragansett Fire Marshal shall have the authority to extend the above time periods for good fatih efforts being shown by the Applicant.
	3-4.  It is the understanding of the Board that the Applicant has already corrected deficiencies 3 and 4 at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Narragansett 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)].