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DECISION
FILE NO.: 050458A
LOCATION OF PREMISES: 115 Empire Street, Providence, RI
APPLICANT: AS220 115 Empire Street Providence, RI 02903
USE OR OCCUPANCY: Assembly
DATE OF DECISION: 2005-10-12
The above-captioned case was scheduled for hearing on August 2, 2005 at 1:00 P.M.  At that time, Chairman Farrell, Vice Chairman Coutu and Commissioners Richard, Blackburn, Newbrook, Preiss, Burlingame and Filippi were present.  The fire service was represented by Assistant Deputy State Fire Marshal Daniel Isles of the Providence Fire Marshals Office.  A motion was made by Commissioner Newbrook and seconded by Vice Chairman Coutu to grant the Applicant relief as outlined herein.  The motion was unanimous.
FINDINGS OF FACT
	The Board hereby incorporates its original findings of fact in file number 050458 as its initial findings of fact in this case.  In addition, the Board was advised and finds that the Providence Fire Marshal and the Applicant are requesting that the Providence Fire Marshals office be authorized to sign additional temporary certificates of occupancy and to allow additional one-time events during the remaining phases of construction for this facility.  It is the understanding of the Board that the Applicant shall fully comply with the initial guidelines established in file number 050458 and any additional safeguards deemed necessary by the Providence Fire Marshals office in order to secure the temporary certificates of occupancy.
	
CONCLUSIONS AND VARIANCE REQUESTS
	1.  The Board hereby grants the Providence Fire Marshals office the authority to issue additional certificates of occupancy and to further allow the Applicant to maintain limited events, within this facility, in accordance with the original guidelines established for conducting these events and any additional safeguards deemed necessary by the Providence Fire Marshals 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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