Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Division of Motor Vehicles  


  • Notice of Publication for a New Point

    Franchise Motor Vehicle Dealer in a County of Less

    than 300,000 Population

    Pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes (2005), notice is given that American Honda Motor Co., Inc., intends to allow the establishment of Dignity LLC, d/b/a Johnson Honda of Stuart, as a dealership for the sale of Honda automobiles and light trucks at the southwest corner of U. S. Highway 1 and Market Place in Stuart, Martin County, Florida, on or after March 1, 2007.

    The property on which the dealership will be located is described as follows: A portion of Tracts 217 and 218 according to the Plat of Port Sewall (Sewall’s Point Land Company Subdivision) as recorded in Plat Book 3, Page 7, Public Records of Palm Beach (now Martin) County, Florida and being more particularly described as follows: Commence at the Point of Intersection of the South line of said Plat of Port Sewall and the Westerly right-of-way line of U.S. Highway No. 1; thence North 29 degrees 01 minutes 32 seconds West, along said Westerly right-of-way line a distance of 50.25 feet to a point in the said Westerly right-of-way that is 50.00 feet Northerly of, as measured at right angles to the said South line of the Plat of Port Sewall and being the Point of Beginning. Thence continue North 29 degrees 01 minutes 32 seconds West along the aforesaid Westerly right-of-way line of U.S. Highway No. 1, a distance of 702.18 feet to the intersection with a line of 5.00 feet Southerly of, as measured at right angles, to the North line of said Tracts 217 and 218; thence South 66 degrees 47 minutes 01 seconds West, along lastly said line, a distance of 331.11 feet; thence South 23 degrees 12 minutes 59 seconds East a distance of 699.57 feet to the intersection with a line 50.00 feet Northerly of, as measured at right angles, to the said South line of the Plat of Port Sewall; thence North 66 degrees 38 minutes 28 seconds East, parallel with said South line a distance of 402.18 feet to the Point of Beginning.

    The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of Dignity LLC, d/b/a Johnson Honda of Stuart, are dealer operator(s): C. David Johnson, Jr., 917 Williamson Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina 27608; principal investor(s): C. David Johnson, Jr., 917 Williamson Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina 27608.

    The notice indicates intent to establish the new point location in a county of less than 300,000 population, according to the latest population estimates of the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research.

    Certain dealerships of the same line-make may have standing, pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, as amended by Chapter 88-395, Laws of Florida, to file a petition or complaint protesting the application.

    Written petitions or complaints must be received by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice and must be submitted to: Nalini Vinayak, Administrator, Dealer Licensing Section, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Room A-312, MS 65, Neil Kirkman Building, 2900 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0635.

    A copy of such petition or complaint must also be sent by U.S. Mail to: Bill Green, Market Planning Manager, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., 1919 Torrance Boulevard, Torrance, California 90501-2746.

    If no petitions or complaints are received within 30 days of the date of publication, a final order will be issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles approving the establishment of the dealership, subject to the applicant’s compliance with the provisions of Chapter 320, Florida Statutes.

     

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