The above-captioned case was scheduled for hearing by a subcommittee of the Board on April 5, 2006 at 9:00 A.M.  At that time, Vice Chairman Coutu and Commissioners Blackburn, Filippi and Burlingame were present.  The fire service was represented by Assistant Deputy State Fire Marshal Jeffrey Lynch of the Portsmouth Fire Marshals Office.  The subcommittee recommendations were reviewed by the full Board on April 18, 2006 and approved pursuant to a motion made by Commissioner Newbrook and seconded by Commissioner Pearson.  Accordingly, the subcommittee recommendations now have the status of a full Board decision.

FINDINGS OF FACT
	The numbers of the Decision below correspond with those of a January 30, 2006 inspection report compiled by the Portsmouth Fire Marshals Office.  The above report was utilized by the Board, the Applicant and the Portsmouth Fire Marshals Office during the April 5, 2006 subcommittee hearing on this matter.  Accordingly, the Board hereby incorporates the January 30, 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 
	1-8.  It is the understanding of the Board that the Applicant has corrected deficiencies 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.
	9.  The Board hereby grants the Applicant a time variance of 120 days in order to correct deficiency 9 by providing the cited emergency lighting within the front stairwell at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Portsmouth Fire Marshal's office.
	10.  The Board hereby grants a variance from the provisions of section 13.3.1, and its referenced standards, in order to allow the Applicant to maintain the front and rear stairwells open at the top.  This variance is based on structural hardship in the absence of an objection by the Portsmouth Fire Marshal's office.
	11.  The Board hereby grants a variance from the provisions of section 7.2.2.2 and its referenced standards in order to allow the Applicant to maintain the existing 36 width of the rear stairwell of this facility.  
	12-15.  It is the understanding of the Board that the Applicant has corrected deficiencies 12, 13, 14 and 15 at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Portsmouth Fire Marshal's office.
	16.  Pursuant to the Applicants agreement to provide this facility with an approved master fire alarm box in order to allow for municipal connection, the Board hereby grants a variance in order to allow the Applicant to maintain the existing interior finish of the four-by-eight sheets of Homasote panels throughout this facility.  The Board further grants the Applicant a time variance of 120 days from the date of this decision in which to fully install the master fire alarm box.

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)].