Fire Safety Code, Rhode Island

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DECISION
FILE NO.: 060241
LOCATION OF PREMISES: 17 Exchange Street, Pawtucket
APPLICANT: Mr. Luis A. Alzate 86 Summit Street Central Falls, RI 02863
USE OR OCCUPANCY: Assembly
DATE OF DECISION: 2006-12-22
The above-captioned case was scheduled for hearing on August 29, 2006 at 1:00 P.M.  At that time, Chairman Coutu, Vice Chairman Burlingame and Commissioners Richard, Blackburn, Newbrook, Preiss, Pearson and Filippi were present.  The fire service was represented by Assistant Deputy State Fire Marshal William Sisson of the Pawtucket Fire Marshals Office.  A motion was made by Commissioner Pearson and seconded by Commissioner Blackburn 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 an April 13, 2006 inspection report compiled by the Pawtucket Fire Marshals Office.  The above report was utilized by the Board, the Applicant and the Pawtucket Fire Marshals Office during the August 29, 2006 hearing on this matter.  Accordingly, the Board hereby incorporates the April 13, 2006 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.  It is the understanding of the Board that the Applicant has corrected deficiency 1 by providing this facility with an approved municipally connected fire alarm.
	2.  The Board hereby grants the Applicant a time variance of thirty (30) days from the August 29, 2006 hearing date in order to present plans to the Pawtucket Fire Marshal's office.  The Board hereby grants the Applicant an additional period of 120 days from the above deadline for the presentation of plans in which to install the approved sprinkler system throughout this facility.  During the above period, the Board directs that the Applicant shall maintain a detail firefighter on duty at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Pawtucket Fire Marshal's office.  The Board hereby authorizes the Pawtucket Fire Marshal's office to extend the above timetables for good cause shown and good faith efforts being made by the Applicant.
	3.  It is the understanding of the Board that the Applicant has corrected deficiency  3 to the satisfaction of the Pawtucket Fire Marshal's office.
	4.  It is the understanding of the Board that the Applicant has corrected deficiency 4 at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Pawtucket 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)].
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