University Daily Kansan, May 1, 1985
CAMPUS AND AREA
Page 7
Sign must be repainted, city says
By MIKE GREEN Staff Reporter
Although they may be the KU colors and they may represent patriotism to some, the red, white and blue stripes on the side of a local used carpet store violate the city's sign ordinance, the Lawrence City Commission decided last night.
In a 4-1 vote, the commission said the stripes on the side of Big Bob's Carpets, 738 New Hampshire, were a sign and thus in violation of the city's sign ordinance. The carpet store will have to repaint the building.
The decision to call the stripes a sign came despite some vigorous lobbying from the owner of Big Bob's, Dave Elyachar. He said the colors, besides being patriotic, rep-
presented the colors of the University of Kansas.
Elyachar also said many buildings around town had color schemes that could be considered signs.
HIS BUILDING didn't have any letters on it, he said. It just had the three colors. Elyzaar said he didn't understand how the commission could decide that the color scheme constituted a sign.
"Red, white and blue can mean many things." Elyachar said. "To me they mean patriotism. They're my favorite colors."
The flag-waving tactic didn't work with City Commissioner Howard Hill. Under Lawrence's sign ordinance, Hill said, the three colors were obviously a sign because they drew attention to the building.
Hill also said it wasn't the job of the
commission to talk about other buildings that had already been built
City Commissioner David Longhurst agreed with Hill. He said there was no doubt the paint job was meant to be a sign.
This brought another outburst from Elyachar, who said he couldn't understand why the colors were such a disturbance in Lawrence.
"If I was in Columbia (Mo.) or
Louisiana, maybe it would be a
problem. Else."
Elyachar then asked if the commission was going to tell him what color he had to paint his store. He told him that he had been permitted to paint his building hink nik
City Commissioner Ernest Angino said he thought Elyjachar had better judgement and taste than to paint the store pink.
By NANCY STOETZER Staff Reporter
Senate to consider smoking bill
The Student Senate plans to wrap up all unfinished business tonight at its final meeting of the semester. The meeting is expected to be at 7 p.m. in the Big Eight Room of the Kansas Union.
The Senate will consider a petition requesting that the University re-evaluate its policy governing smoking in campus buildings. The bill, submitted by the Senate University Affairs Committee, states that "it is the inable right of all students, faculty and staff to breathe clean air."
A committee comprising
faculty, students and administrators would be established by Caryl Smith, dean of student life, to address ventilation problems. The committee also would publicize the policy.
Another petition on tonight's agenda calls for the KU Library Planning Committee to consider using Hoch Auditorium as the site for the proposed Watson West Science Library.
The planning committee has not reached a final decision on the proposed site for the science library.
The petition is sponsored by senators who represent the professional schools that would use the new library.
THE PETITION asks that the planning committee renovate Hoch for use as the library to save green space on that side of campus and to preserve the historical context of Hoch.
The Senate must address all unfinished business tonight if the business is to be considered this year, because the Senate won't meet again until the fall, said William Easley, student body president.
However, the Student Executive Committee will meet once a month this summer to handle any legislation proposed during the summer. StudEx comprises the Senate officers and the chairman of all Senate committees.
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