The above-captioned case was scheduled for hearing on July 10, 2012 at 1:00 P.M.  At that time, Chairman Newbrook and Commissioners Pearson, Walker, Jasparro, Jackson and Burlingame were present.  The fire service was represented by Assistant Deputy State Fire Marshals David Degrange and Sean Laffey of the Woonsocket Fire Marshals Office.  A motion was made by Commissioner Jackson 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 March 4, 2009 inspection report compiled by the Woonsocket Fire Marshals Office.  The above report was utilized by the Board, the Applicant and the Woonsocket Fire Marshals Office during the July 10, 2012 hearing on this matter.  Accordingly, the Board hereby incorporates the March 4, 2009 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 for the installation of a local fire alarm system and Knox Box within this facility, at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Woonsocket Fire Marshals Office.  The Board further grants the Applicant an additional 120 days in order to implement the above plan of action.  Finally, the Board notes that the Woonsocket Fire Marshals Office may extend either or both of the above timelines for good faith efforts being shown by the Applicant.
	2.  The Board hereby grants the Applicant the time variance outlined in item 1 above in order to correct deficiency 2 by providing hard wired carbon monoxide units within the apartment units of this facility.
	3.  The Board hereby grants the Applicant the time variance outlined in item 1 above in order to correct deficiency 3 by providing this facility with approved emergency lighting at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Woonsocket Fire Marshals Office.
	4.  The Board hereby grants the Applicant the time variance outlined in item 1 above in order to correct deficiency 4 by providing this facility with approved exit signage installed at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Woonsocket Fire Marshals Office.
	5.  It is the understanding of the Board that item 5 is not deficient.
	6.  It is the understanding of the Board that item 6 is not deficient.
	7.  The Board hereby grants the Applicant the time variance outlined in item 1 above in order to correct deficiency 7 by treating the cited wainscoting of this facility.  It is the understanding of the Board that the Applicant shall correct deficiency 7 after installing the fire alarm system.
	8-15.  It is the understanding of the Board that deficiencies 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 have either been corrected or were not deficient.

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)].