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 Deputy State Fire Marshal Cynthia Dehler of the State Fire Marshals Office.  A motion was made by Commissioner Burlingame 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 a May 6, 2004 inspection report compiled by the State Fire Marshals Office.  The above report was utilized by the Board, the Applicant and the State Fire Marshals Office during the August 2, 2005 hearing on this matter.  Accordingly, the Board hereby incorporates the May 6, 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, 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.

CONCLUSIONS AND VARIANCE REQUESTS
1.  During the August 2, 2005 hearing on this matter, the Board was advised and finds that this facility currently maintains an older, local fire alarm system and conducts fifteen (15) fire drills per year.  The State Fire Marshals office has advised that this facility now needs to maintain a municipally connected fire alarm system.  Accordingly, the Board hereby grants the Applicant a time variance of thirty (30) days from the hearing date in order to provide the North Providence Fire Marshals office with detailed plans outlining the installation of the new municipally connected fire alarm system.  The Board further grants the Applicant a time variance of 120 days from the date of this hearing in order to complete installation of the municipally connected fire alarm system.  In the event the Applicant fails to complete installation of the fire alarm system within 120 days of the hearing date, the Board directs the Applicant to contact the North Providence Fire Marshals office in order to secure a fire detail in order to provide manual communication with the fire department until such time as automatic communication has been established through the installation of the master fire alarm system.
	2.  The Board hereby directs the Applicant to provide this facility with an approved fire drill switch as part of the upgraded fire alarm system of this facility within 120 days of the date of this hearing.
	3.  It is the understanding of the Board that the Applicant has corrected deficiency 3 by providing this facility with approved emergency lighting.
	4.  The Board hereby grants the Applicant a time variance of two (2) weeks from the date of this decision in order to provide this facility with approved carbon monoxide detection installed at the direction and to the satisfaction of  the State Fire Marshal and the North Providence Superintendent of Fire Alarm.

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)].