The above-captioned cases were 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 Marshal Peter Marietti of the Warwick Fire Marshals Office.  A motion was made by Commissioner Walker and seconded by Commissioner Burlingame 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 3, 2007 inspection report covering all of these buildings and 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 July 10, 2012 hearing on this matter.  Accordingly, the Board hereby incorporates the April 3, 2007 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 submit a plan of action for the upgrade of the fire alarm system of these facilities.  The Board further grants the Applicant an additional 120 days in order to implement the above plan of action at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Warwick Fire Marshals Office.  Finally, the Board hereby authorizes the Warwick Fire Marshals Office to extend either or both of the above timelines for good faith efforts being demonstrated by the Applicant.
	2.  The Board hereby grants the Applicant a time variance of ninety (90) days from the date of this decision in which to correct deficiency 2 by providing the cited doors with approved self-closing devices, at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Warwick Fire Marshals Office. The Board hereby grants the Warwick Fire Marshals Office the authority to extend the above timeline for good faith efforts being shown by the Applicant.
	3.  The Board also grants the Applicant a time variance of ninety (90) days from the date of this decision in which to correct deficiency 3 by properly separating the boiler room of this facility at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Warwick Fire Marshals Office.
	4.  The Board hereby grants the Applicant the time variance outlined in item 1 above in order to provide this facility with approved emergency lighting for all of the fire escapes within this facility.  
	5.  The Board hereby grants the Applicant a time variance of ninety (90) days from the date of this decision in which to provide the cited laundry rooms with approved rated self-closing doors.
	6.  The Board hereby grants the Applicant a time variance of thirty (30) days from the date of this decision in order to provide the buildings with approved fire extinguishers, installed at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Warwick Fire Marshals Office.
	7.  During the July 10, 2012 hearing on this matter, the Warwick Fire Marshals Office advised the Board that deficiency 7 was moot.  The Board confirms this fact.
	8.  The Board has also determined that deficiency 8 is a non-issue and that the 1/8 inches of tread depth variance does not have to receive a variance in this case.

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)].