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DECISION
FILE NO.: 060219
LOCATION OF PREMISES: 200 Turner Road, Middletown
APPLICANT: Calvary United Methodist Church 200 Turner Road Middletown, RI 02842
USE OR OCCUPANCY: Assembly
DATE OF DECISION: 2009-07-07
The above-captioned case was scheduled for hearing before a subcommittee of the Board on February 5, 2009 at 9:30 A.M.  At that time, Chairman Coutu and Commissioners Dias, Jasparro and Filippi were present.  The fire service was represented by Assistant Deputy State Fire Marshal John Pinto of the Middletown Fire Marshals Office.  The Applicant failed to appear.  However, it was determined that the issue was moot in light of the Place of Worship exceptions to the Place of Assembly provisions.  A motion was made by Commissioner Dias and seconded by Commissioner Jasparro to close the file.
	The subcommittee recommendation was thereupon presented to the full Board on February 10, 2009.  At that time, Chairman Coutu, Vice Chairman Newbrook and Commissioners Preiss, Jasparro, Walker, Pearson and Dias were present.  A motion to approve the subcommittee recommendation was made by Commissioner Pearson and seconded by Vice Chairman Newbrook.  The motion was unanimous.

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 above approved subcommittee recommendation now has the status of a full Board Decision.  Pursuant to R.I.G.L. 23-28.3-5(b)(4), if the Applicant is aggrieved by the approved subcommittee recommendations, the Applicant may appeal this Decision approving the subcommittee recommendations, within thirty (30) days of the mailing date below, by sending a request, to be heard before the entire Board, to the Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal & Review, One Regan Court, Cranston, RI  02920.
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