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DECISION
FILE NO.: 070284
LOCATION OF PREMISES: 295 Warwick Neck Avenue, Warwick
APPLICANT: Ms. JoAnn Mahoney 56 Maywood Avenue Warwick, RI 02889
USE OR OCCUPANCY: Mercantile
DATE OF DECISION: 2011-03-10
The above-captioned case was scheduled for hearing before a subcommittee of the Board on November 18, 2010 at 1:00 P.M.  At that time, Acting Chairman Newbrook and Commissioners Dias and Richard were present.  The fire service was represented by Assistant Deputy State Fire Marshal Peter Marietti of the Warwick Fire Marshals Office.  The Applicant in this case failed to appear at the hearing.  However, the Warwick Fire Marshals Office had been advised that this facility was in compliance with the code.  A motion was made by Commissioner Richard and seconded by Commissioner Dias to recommend to the full Board that the file be closed and directed the Warwick Fire Marshals Office to confirm that the facility is compliant.  The motion was unanimous.  
The above recommendations were thereupon presented to the full Board on November 23, 2010 at 1:00 P.M.  At that time, Acting Chairman Newbrook and Commissioners Walker, Richard, Dias and Pearson 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.

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)).
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