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DECISION
FILE NO.: 030390
LOCATION OF PREMISES: 141 Reservoir Avenue, Lincoln, RI
APPLICANT: Mr. Alido Baldera 55 Pacific Street Central Falls, RI 02863
USE OR OCCUPANCY: Assembly
DATE OF DECISION: 2004-11-17
The above-captioned case was scheduled for hearing on August 24, 2004 at 1:00 P.M.  At that time, Acting Chairman Burlingame and Commissioners Wahlberg, Preiss, Newbrook, Filippi and Evans were present.  The fire service was represented by Assistant Deputy State Fire Marshal Robert Fisher of the Saylesville Fire Marshals Office.  A motion was made by Commissioner Evans and seconded by Commissioner Preiss 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 August 12, 2004 inspection report compiled by the Saylesville Fire Marshals Office.  The above report was utilized by the Board, the Applicant and the Saylesville Fire Marshals Office during the August 24, 2004 hearing on this matter.  Accordingly, the Board hereby incorporates the August 12, 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 the State Fire Code, or as approved in particular by the authority having jurisdiction (the State Fire Marshal or his or her designated Deputy State Fire Marshal or Assistant Deputy State Fire Marshal.)

CONCLUSIONS AND VARIANCE REQUESTS
	1. through 6.  During the August 24, 2004 hearing on this matter, the Board was advised that the Applicant shall correct deficiencies 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Saylesville Fire Marshals office.
	7.  During the hearing on this matter, the Board was advised that there was a question as to how to properly certify the wood and cedar shingles, chip board and ply wood that was utilized throughout this facility.  Accordingly, the Board shall allow acceptance of any Class A product, approved by the Saylesville Fire Marshals office and applied in accordance with the manufacturers specification under the direction of the Saylesville Fire Marshals office to correct deficiency 7.  Accordingly, if the Saylesville Fire Marshals office is satisfied with the Class A product and its application, the Board shall be satisfied and deem this deficiency corrected.
	8. and 9.  The Board hereby directs the Applicant to correct deficiencies 8 and 9 at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Saylesville Fire Marshals office.
	10.  The Board hereby directs the Applicant to correct deficiency 10 by providing this facility with an approved sprinkler system by the statutory deadline at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Saylesville Fire Marshals office.
	11. and 12.  The Board hereby directs the Applicant to correct deficiencies 11 and 12 at the direction and to the satisfaction of the Saylesville 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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