DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
Relocate PINELLAS MOTORCARS LLC d/b/a TYRONE SQUARE MAZDA for the line-make MAZD
Notice of Publication for the Relocation of a
Franchise Motor Vehicle Dealer in a County of More
than 300,000 Population
Pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, notice is given that Mazda Motor of America Inc., intends to allow the relocation of Pinellas Motorcars LLC, d/b/a Tyrone Square Mazda, as a dealership for the sale of automobiles manufactured by Mazda Motor of America, Inc., (line-make MAZD) from its present location at 3300 Tyrone Boulevard, Saint Petersburg, (Pinellas County), Florida 33710, to a proposed location at 15064 US Highway 19 North, Clearwater, (Pinellas County), Florida 33764, on or after April 15, 2020.
The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of Pinellas Motorcars LLC are dealer operator(s): Frank Morsani, 16007 North Florida Avenue, Lutz, Florida 33549, Ronald Scotson, 16007 North Florida Avenue, Lutz, Florida 33549, principal investor(s): Frank Morsani, 16007 North Florida Avenue, Lutz, Florida 33549, Ronald Scotson, 16007 North Florida Avenue, Lutz, Florida 33549.
The notice indicates intent to relocate the franchise 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, 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: Jaime Williams, Administrator, Dealer License Section, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Room A-312 MS65, Neil Kirkman Building, 2900 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0635.
A copy of such petition or complaint must also be sent by US Mail to: Darren Nakano, Mazda Motor Of America Inc., 200 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 100, Irvine, California 92618.
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.
