Fire Safety Code, Rhode Island

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DECISION
FILE NO.: 050172A
LOCATION OF PREMISES: 136-138 Knight Street, Providence, RI
APPLICANT: Key Program, Inc. PO Box 3218-09 Providence, RI 02909
USE OR OCCUPANCY: Residential Board and Care
DATE OF DECISION: 2006-08-11
The above-captioned case was originally scheduled for hearing on May 10, 2005 at 1:00 P.M.  A decision, outlining the Boards plan for this facility was issued on July 21, 2005.  The Applicant has returned to the Board requesting reinstatement of prior variances with the same time limits from the day of this hearing.  The most recent request of the Applicant was scheduled for hearing on April 25, 2006 at 1:00 P.M.  At that time, Chairman Farrell, Vice Chairman Coutu and Commissioners Richard, Blackburn, Preiss, Burlingame and Filippi were present.  The fire service was represented by Deputy State Fire Marshal Vincent Quinterno of the State Fire Marshals Office.  A motion was made by Commissioner Blackburn and seconded by Vice Chairman Coutu to grant the Applicant relief as outlined herein.  The motion was unanimous.

FINDINGS OF FACT
	The Board hereby adopts its original findings in file number 050172 as its initial findings of fact in this case.  The Board further notes that the Applicant has returned to request reinstatement of the prior variance granted.  It is the understanding of the Board that all other fire code deficiencies in this facility have been corrected by the Applicant.
	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.  The Board hereby reinstates the prior variances granted in file number 050172.  The Board hereby extends the original time period for compliance for an additional 120 days from the date of this hearing.  Finally, for good cause shown, the Board authorizes the State Fire Marshal's office to extend the above time limits by a period of sixty (60) days.
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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