Notice of Publication for a New Point
Franchise Motor Vehicle Dealer in a County of More
than 300,000 Population
Pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, notice is given that BMW of North America LLC, intends to allow the establishment of Wesley Chapel Automotive Management, LLC d/b/a MINI of Wesley Chapel as a dealership for the sale of automobiles manufactured by BMW of North America, LLC (MINC) at 323 feet Northwest of the Northwest corner of State Road 56 and Cypress Ridge Boulevard in Wesley Chapel (Pasco County), Florida 33544, on or after February 1, 2010.
The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of Wesley Chapel Automotive Management, LLC d/b/a MINI of Wesley Chapel are dealer operator(s): Larry Morgan, 1101 East Fletcher Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33612; principal investor(s): LCM Investments II, LLLP, 1101 East Fletcher Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33612 and V. Young Enterprises, Inc., 3800 Ivy Dale Court, Land OLakes, Florida 34638.
The notice indicates intent to establish the new point location in a county of more 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, 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 License 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: Robert Goodheart, BMW of North America, LLC, 300 Chestnut Ridge Road, Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey 07677.
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 applicants compliance with the provisions of Chapter 320, Florida Statutes.
