The above-captioned case was scheduled for hearing on April 18, 2006 at 1:00 P.M.  At that time, Chairman Farrell, Vice Chairman Coutu and Commissioners Blackburn, Newbrook, Preiss, Burlingame, Pearson and Filippi were present.  The fire service was represented by Assistant Deputy State Fire Marshal Richard Fournier of the Providence Fire Marshals Office.  A motion was made by Commissioner Blackburn and seconded by Commissioner Newbrook 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 December 23, 2005 inspection report compiled by the Providence Fire Marshals Office.  The above report was utilized by the Board, the Applicant and the Providence Fire Marshals Office during the April 18, 2006 hearing on this matter.  Accordingly, the Board hereby incorporates the December 23, 2005 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.  During the April 18, 2006 hearing on this matter, the Board was advised that the Applicant had corrected the majority of deficiency 1 by installing the required panic hardware on the cited door.  The Board was further advised and directs the Applicant to remove the thumb lock within 48 hours of the hearing date.
	2.  The Board hereby directs the Applicant to correct deficiency 2 by upgrading the emergency lighting within this facility, at the direction and to the satisfaction, and within a timetable established by the Providence Fire Marshal's office.
	3.  The Board hereby grants the Applicant a time variance of thirty (30) days in which to submit plans for the sprinklering of the Applicants facility.  The Board hereby grants the Applicant an additional time variance of 120 days from the July 1, 2006 deadline in order to complete the full sprinklering of this facility in accordance with the code, at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Providence Fire Marshal's office.  The Board notes that the Applicant shall reduce the occupancy of this facility by 20 until such time as the facility is fully sprinklered with a system approved by the Providence Fire Marshal's office.
	4.  The Board hereby directs the Applicant to correct deficiency 4 by providing an audible announcement of the location of exits prior to each act, at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Providence Fire Marshal's office.
	5.  The Board hereby directs the Applicant to correct deficiency 5 by providing this facility with an approved emergency plan and by further training its staff in crowd management techniques through the State Fire Marshal's training program, at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Providence Fire Marshal's office, within a timetable established by that office.
	6-9.  The Board hereby directs the Applicant to correct deficiencies 6, 7, 8 and 9 at the direction and to the satisfaction and within a timetable established by the Providence 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)].