The above-captioned case was scheduled for hearing on July 17, 2012 at 1:00 P.M.  At that time, Chairman Newbrook, Vice Chairperson Filippi and Commissioners Dias, Pearson, Jasparro, Jackson, Sylvester, Blackburn and Burlingame were present.  The fire service was represented by Assistant Deputy State Fire Marshal John Horan of the North Providence Fire Marshals Office.  The Applicant did not appear, but the application requested a time extension for all violations.  In the absence of an objection by the North Providence Fire Marshals Office, the Board determined to provide the Applicant with a standard time for correction of deficiencies.  A motion was made by Commissioner Blackburn and seconded by Commissioner Jasparro to grant the Applicant relief as outlined herein.  The motion passed over the opposition vote of Commissioner Burlingame.

FINDINGS OF FACT
	The numbers of the Decision below correspond with those of an April 19, 2012 inspection report compiled by the North Providence Fire Marshals Office.  The above report was originally presented to the Applicant, and was the subject of the variance appeal taken by the Applicant.  The above report was further utilized by the Board and the North Providence Fire Marshals Office during the July 27, 2012 hearing on this matter.  Accordingly, the Board hereby incorporates the April 19, 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 the Applicant a time variance of thirty (30) days from the date of this decision in which to submit a plan of action to the North Providence Fire Marshals Office for the correction of deficiency 1 by upgrading the fire alarm system within this facility.  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 North Providence Fire Marshals Office.  
	2.  The Board hereby grants the Applicant the time variance outlined in item 1 above in order to correct deficiency 2 by repairing the cited hallway doors within this facility.
	3.  The Board hereby grants the Applicant a time variance of thirty (30) days from the date of this decision in which to allow the Applicant to provide the proper fire extinguishers and approved fire extinguisher inspections for this facility.
	4.  The Board hereby directs the Applicant to immediately remove the cited gas grill on the third floor front balcony.

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)].