As indicated in the file, a hearing involving the above-captioned property was conducted on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 before the Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal and Review, pursuant to RI General Laws Section 23-28.3-5.
	In attendance at the hearing were the following:
COMMISSIONERS: Chairman Newbrook and Commissioners Richard, Filippi, Pearson, Jackson, Booth and Davison.
AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION: Deputy State Fire Marshal David Pastore of the State Fire Marshals Office.
APPLICANT: Claude LaFlamme.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: W. Keith Burlingame, Esq.
TRAVEL OF THE CASE

1.	These are Applications for Variance filed under R.I.G.L. Chapter 23-28.3, entitled Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal and Review, and the Administrative Regulations promulgated thereunder.
2.	The Applications were filed by Claude LaFlamme (authorized representative) of Senesco Marine, 10 MacNaught Street, North Kingstown, RI dated May 12, 2017.
3.	The Applications were received by the Board and File  170070 & 170071 were opened on May 26, 2017.
4.	A hearing on the Applications was conducted on July 11, 2017 at 1:00 PM before the Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal and Review.
5.	After all evidence was presented at the hearing, a motion was made by Commissioner Pearson and seconded by Commissioner Richard to grant the Applicant the relief as outlined herein.  The motion passed on a 7 to 0 vote.

RECORD OF THE CASE

The following documents are part of the administrative record for Appeal  170070 & 170071 and are pertinent to the decision rendered:

1.	Variance Applications  170070 & 170071 dated May 12, 2017 and filed on May 26, 2017.
2.	State Fire Marshals Office Inspection Reports dated April 26, 2017.
3.	Letter of authorization for Claude LaFlamme of Senesco Marine from Jack Sprengel of the Quonset Development Corporation [QDC] dated May 16, 2017.

EXHIBITS

The following documents were presented at the July 11, 2017 hearing as exhibits:

1.	None.

FINDINGS OF FACT

	Based on the testimony and evidence introduced at the hearing and a review of the administrative file, the Board makes the following Finding of Fact:

1.	The numbers of the Decision below correspond with those of the April 26, 2017 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 July 11, 2017 hearing on this matter.  Accordingly, the Board hereby incorporates the April 26, 2017 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.
2.	Each building is an existing 2-story industrial occupancy consisting of approximately ninety thousand six hundred seventy-eight (90,678) square feet (gross area) and originally built in 1941.  The two building were formerly used as aircraft hangars and have ceiling heights of approximately fifty (50) feet and are currently utilized as a ship-building operation.
3.	Each building is of Type II (000) construction and has a compliant fire alarm system and is not provided with an approved automatic sprinkler system.
4.	There is no objection by the State Fire Marshals Office to the granting of the relief outlined herein.

CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND
DETERMINATIONS ON VARIANCE REQUESTS

1.	The Board hereby grants the Applicant a variance from the provisions of RILSC section 4.6.12.3 by allowing the existing abandoned fire sprinkler system branch line piping to remain in place.  The Board further grants the Applicant a variance to allow the existing standpipe risers to remain in place to be utilized for non-fire protection industrial use.  In consideration of the relief granted herein, the Board directs the Applicant to post signage at each standpipe riser indicating NOT FOR FIREFIGHTING USE.

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 Authority Having Jurisdiction (State Fire Marshal, his or her designated Deputy State Fire Marshals and/or Assistant Deputy State Fire Marshals).

STATUS OF DECISION AND APPEAL RIGHTS

1.	This Decision constitutes a final order of the Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal and Review as set forth in R.I.G.L. section 42-35-12 and 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: Fire Safety Code, section 6-2-22).
2.	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: Fire Safety Code, section 6-2-23.)  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: Fire Safety Code, section 6-2-24).
3.	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:  Fire Safety Code, section 6-2-25).
4.	In accordance with R.I.G.L 42-35-12, 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.  (See: Fire Safety Code, section 6-2-18).  Commencement of such an action does not operate as an automatic stay of this Decision [R.I.G.L. 42-35-15(c)].