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I ? ? The Gamecock Founded 1908 Friday Volume 77, No. 73 University of South Carolina March 22, 1985 , Zoning boarc six Carolina By W.C^Oawson Six stores in the Carolina Mall will be allowed to continue business without filing further requests for variances, but the fate of the other four won't be decided until April 9, according to ust Legal Counsel Lyn | Hcnsel. Summer Fields, Saga's Country Store, Ciamccock Travel, Sunshine I.aundry, Sweet Expressions and the Omega Vision Clinichave been granted permission to continue operations, but School Kids Rccords and Tapes, Balloons by Little Dee Dee, Computer Source and Cut-Ups hair salon had to mc nirincr requests lor variances Dy 5 p.m. yesterday. All four stores submitted their requests on time. ^ "I DON'T KNOW how good our chances B ..r? I ilto.) -> l- 1 ' pr ui v. IUIIXCU IV/ .-lUIIIVUIIV ai llic /AJUIII# uuuru and he said he foresaw problems, because ihc university's request was turned down the first time," said Mark Gillespie, owner of CutUps hair salon. "I think the university held off letting us know what was going on at first. I didn't know anything about it until I read it in the paper. But they have stuck by us and arc helping us all thev can." he said. Kevin McDonald, an assistant manager of School Kids Records, called the situation unfortunate, but said he thinks it will be resolved in favor of the mall's tenants by the city ' ZTrtllng Board of Adjustment April 9. An investigaton by zoning administrator Pitw Pnimnil r% I uny uuunisi! pi From Staff Reports The controversial Columbia fine arts center test by gaining support in the form of a $2 milli City Council Wedne^lay. A Council spokesman said the city woul center, but this vote was the first formal pled after Richland County Council, which initial! ^ funding, threw in its support Tuesday. ? cuy councilman Kuciy names complained a but not necessary" project because he said Y pressing projects are being cast aside. "The thing that concerns me is that were m; sion without a careful consideration of how i affect other projects," Barnes said. "There dollars needed for those projects than we have mm ? Surf's un lli Many USC students took to tilt bssch last week during spring break. Wosly Bunch rode the wivn in Sftfcastian, Fin. ^ JOHN PIEHA I Th? Gamecock I approves Mall stores Chip Land was prompted earlier this year in response to a complaint filed by property owner Clif Judy. Land ruled the mall in violation of zoning ordinance C-l, which says the Russell House basement, which houses the mall, is zoned for university use V.II.J . ACCORDING TO Pete Scrcer, an employee of Judy and organizer of a petition signed by 64 local merchants opposed to the mall, Judy filed his complaint because,"The merchants in Five Points and Main Street pay property taxes. Those taxes support the university, and even though profits from the university bookstore were used to fund the construction of the mall, that space itself is suportcd by other merchants tax dollars, because university space is not taxed." The university filed for a variance, but the request was turned down Mfirch 12. The board MiHttCstcd merrh;?nf< fili? fnr inHivi/liml L exemptions. j According to Hensel, yesterday's ruling is I the result of a reexamintion of the language [ of the ordinance. "Zoniirg Administrator Chip Land looked at the language of the G-l ordinance and I deducted that Gamecock Travel and Omega B Vision Clinic were permitted principal uses [ under the language of C-l. The other four P (Sunshine L.aundry, Sweet Expressions, | Summer Fields, and the Country Store) arc | permitted customary and accessory uses t under the language of the C-l ordinance," | she said. I ledges $2 miilioi ly haven't gone through a priori! passed another But Councilman Luther Battis on pledge from takes a strong downtown in term! f h<? iirlc d support the Mayor Pro Tern William Ouzts Igc, and comes "one of the best things that ev ly opposed the Columbia." Stan Smith, chairman of the I bout the "nice, Cultural Council, USC Provost F le thinks more architect Robert Kennedy also an proposal. aking this deci- "We urge the city's portion of his project will portunity that comes along once are a lot more Borkowski agreed. "The ccont .... We real- that hall, will be enhanced." -; __ J_ 2J.~~n.JT-'-^ - s'.:: I HHHHH T' T' ' 1 * JB ^ ^ * - - i:. H v-;: S ri to nerfnrmii " y-setting process." Under tlu lie said to make a city great million con 5 of residents, businesses and S3.75 millic from USC said the arts center would be named. rer happened to the city of Accordinj ty, $1 mill I I I f i _ ..L!I AIIIIIOIIU I l.CAIIlglUll LUUIliy IUI1US, Willi rank Borkowski and project bond issue < nounced their support of the "1 think t fund this w the expenditure. It is an opin a lifetime," said Smith. Thecente >rny of the city, as a result of County Cc proposal. i v': JTOSm' f=>' I ^ im^M ^^flH^BB^BBF jgffi* 1 W ^11jm li mni iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiBiiiiTi a iii r?g arts center proposal, tne arts center would tic luncled by a *2 tribution from the city, $5 million from USC", m from Richland County, and about $4 million alumnus Ira Koger, for whom the center will be g to Finlay, of the $2 million contributed by the ciion would come from unspent revenue-sharing e the other $1 million could come from either a or budget surpluses. his city is in a financial position to go forward and ithout a tax increase," F-'inlay said. r's next hurdle comcs in l wo weeks when Kichland mncil holds the second of three votes on the -' ' -v ! tTi;^v .;- |S:r; : <. *& ?fiBfel