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DECISION
FILE NO.: 050117
LOCATION OF PREMISES: One Crandall Road, Tiverton, RI
APPLICANT: Joseph and Paula Kfoury 57 Ridgecrest Road Fall River, MA 02720
USE OR OCCUPANCY: Assembly
DATE OF DECISION: 2007-06-21
The above-captioned case was scheduled for hearing on January 9, 2007 at 1:00 P.M.  At that time, Chairman Coutu, Vice Chairman Burlingame and Commissioners Blackburn, Newbrook, Richard and Preiss were present.  The fire service was represented by Assistant Deputy State Fire Marshal Daniel Murphy of the Tiverton Fire Marshals Office.  A motion was made by Commissioner Newbrook and seconded by Commissioner Richard 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 October 29, 2004 inspection report compiled by the Tiverton Fire Marshals Office.  The above report was utilized by the Board, the Applicant and the Tiverton Fire Marshals Office during the January 9, 2007 hearing on this matter.  Accordingly, the Board hereby incorporates the October 29, 2004 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, shall be understood to mean in accordance with the specific provisions related to the particular subject as are contained in the State Fire Code, or as approved in particular by the Authority Having Jurisdiction (the State Fire Marshal, his or her designated Deputy State Fire Marshals and/or Assistant Deputy State Fire Marshals).

CONCLUSIONS AND VARIANCE REQUESTS 
	1.  It is the understanding of the Board that the Applicant has corrected deficiency 1 by properly upgrading the fire alarm system of this facility at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Tiverton Fire Marshal's office.
	2.  The Board hereby grants a variance in order to allow the Applicant to finalize the installation of the sprinkler system of this facility in phases approved by the Tiverton Fire Marshal's office.  Specifically, the Board hereby directs that all piping and heads and FDC connections shall be installed on or before November 1, 2007, at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Tiverton Fire Marshal's office.  The Board further directs that a proper water supply by either tank or pipe be installed on or before April 1, 2008, and that the entire system be completely operational on or before November 1, 2008, at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Tiverton Fire Marshal's office.  In the interim, the Board hereby directs the Applicant to maintain all heat detection in addition to the above sprinkler installation at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Tiverton 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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