The above-captioned cases were scheduled for hearing on February 2, 2010 at 1:00 P.M.  Vice Chairman Newbrook and Commissioners Blackburn, Richard, Preiss, Jasparro, Walker, Pearson, Dias and Filippi were present.  Chairman Coutu recused himself from consideration of this case.  The fire service was represented by Assistant Deputy State Fire Marshal John Garvey of the Central Falls Fire Marshals Office.  A motion was made by Commissioner Dias 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 January 4, 2007 inspection report compiled by the Central Falls Fire Marshals Office.  The above report was utilized by the Board, the Applicant and the Central Falls Fire Marshals Office during the February 2, 2010 hearing on this matter.  Accordingly, the Board hereby incorporates the January 4, 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 
	1-2.  It is the understanding of the Board that the Applicant has corrected deficiencies 1 and 2 at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Central Falls Fire Marshal's office.
	3(a)(d)(e).  The Board hereby grants a variance from the provisions of section 37.2.1.1, 7.1.3.2, 7.1.3.2.1 and their referenced standards, in order to allow the Applicant to maintain the existing trap door and unprotected wooden ship's ladder type stairs leading to the generally unoccupied basement of this facility.  In granting this variance, it is the understanding and direction of the Board that the Applicant shall remove all unnecessary storage from the basement and maintain the basement free of such unnecessary storage, at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Central Falls Fire Marshal's office.  It is the further understanding of the Board that the occupants of this facility would generally only utilize the basement before or after the business operation is shut down.  In light of the above and the addition of a new local fire alarm system and Ansul System, the Central Falls Fire Marshal's office has no objection.  Finally, it is the understanding of the Board that the Applicant has corrected deficiencies 3(b) and 3(c) at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Central Falls Fire Marshal's office.
	4-14.  It is the understanding of the Board that the Applicant has corrected deficiencies 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 as outlined in the January 4, 2007 inspection report compiled by the Central Falls Fire Marshal's 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)].