The above-captioned case was scheduled for hearing by a subcommittee of the Board on June 14, 2006 at 9:00 A.M.  At that time, Chairman Farrell and Commissioners Blackburn, Burlingame and Pearson were present.  The fire service was represented by Assistant Deputy State Fire Marshal Michael DeMello of the North Providence Fire Marshals Office.  The subcommittee recommendation was reviewed by the full Board on June 20, 2006 and approved pursuant to a motion made by Commissioner Pearson and a second by Commissioner Newbrook.  Accordingly, the subcommittee recommendation now has the status of a full Board decision.  

FINDINGS OF FACT
	The numbers of the Decision below correspond with those of a July 13, 2004 inspection report compiled by the North Providence Fire Marshals Office.  The above report was utilized by the Board, the Applicant and the North Providence Fire Marshals Office during the June 14, 2006 subcommittee hearing on this matter.  Accordingly, the Board hereby incorporates the July 13, 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 or his or her designee.

CONCLUSIONS AND VARIANCE REQUESTS 
	1-5.  It is the understanding of the Board that the Applicant has corrected deficiencies 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 at the direction and to the satisfaction of the North Providence Fire Marshal's office.
	6.  The Board hereby grants the Applicant a time variance of 120 days from the date of this decision in order to allow the Applicant to upgrade the fire alarm system of this facility as follows.  The Board hereby grants a variance in order to allow the Applicant to utilize a single master box to protect both of the buildings within this complex provided the Applicant maintains approved strobe lights on the outside of the buildings.  The Board hereby grants the Applicant the option of providing the North Providence Fire Marshal's office with an engineers letter certifying that the fire alarm decibel level is at least 75 decibels at the pillow level within the bedrooms of the apartments of this facility with all of the doors closed.  The Board further notes that all closets maintaining over twenty-four (24) square feet in area must be provided with heat detection and that the rear building within this facility must be tied into the fire alarm system of this facility after the construction is complete.  The Board further notes that the room maintaining the fuse panel shall not be considered an electrical room and that the pantry closet does not require heat detection.  Finally, the Board notes that in light of the fact that the Applicant has separated the utilities from the living units in this complex and does not provide any fuel burning appliances within the apartments, the Applicant shall not be required to provide carbon monoxide detection within each apartment unit.  The North Providence Fire Marshal's office is hereby authorized to extend the above 120 day deadline for good cause shown by the Applicant.

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 subcommittees recommendation to the full Board, within thirty (30) days of the mailing date of this Decision, by requesting such review in writing in accordance with the provisions of RIGL 23-28.3-5(b)4.  Commencement of such an appeal does not operate as an automatic stay of this Decision [R.I.G.L. 42-35-15(c)].