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He further noted that Oslo Road is designated as an arterial road in the County Thoroughfare Plan and stated that he, personally, would not like to rear his family in this area, which is next to a highway that is traveled by 6,000 vehicles a day. Ronald McDougald, who w4s born and raised on the subject property, confirmed that Oslo Road was a very busy highway. He noted that his family has had a commercial operation in this area since 1946, and he could not understand why this property did not get "grandfathered" in like the place across the street, Timber Ridge Tennis Ranch. Mr. McDougald also pointed out that the Planning and Zoning Commission had voted 3-1 to recommend approval of the redesignation because of special conditions that warranted the change. Bill Stegkemper, experienced realtor and property appraiser in Indian River County, spoke as an expert witness on behalf of the property owners, citing the case of the Marcella Villa tract on 20th Street in Vero Beach across from St. Helen's Catholic Church, wherein the City denied the owner's request for rezoning from R-1 Residential to R-2 so that it could be used for offices, but after a long court procedure, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the City had to rezone the property to R-2. Mr. Stegkemper also referred to the recent decision by this Commission to include the Fleischmann property in the U.S. #1 and Oslo Road commercial node, and emphasized that the Comprehensive Land Use Plan states that "certain parcels of land which do not conform to the policies for nodal development, but which can be demonstrated to be suitable for commercial or industrial development and otherwise meet standards described in this element, may receive consideration by the Board of County Commissioners for commercial or industrial zoning classification." He pointed out the extensive 23 �y o JUN 20 1984 BOOK 57 PAGE 484