DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
Boniface Chrysler Dodge, Inc. for relocation of RAM vehicles
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 of the Florida Statutes, notice is hereby given that FCA US LLC (“FCA US”) intends to permit the relocation of Boniface Chrysler Dodge, Inc. d/b/a Boniface-Hiers Chrysler Dodge Jeep (“Boniface”) as a dealer for the sale and service of Ram trucks (line-make RAM) from its present location at 1775 E. Merritt Island Causeway, Merritt Island, Florida 32952-2662 to a location on the southwest corner of W. King Street and S. Range Road approximately 1.4 miles east of Interstate 95 in Cocoa (Brevard County), Florida. The proposed location is to the east of and contiguous to 2725 W. King Street, Cocoa, Florida 32926. The legal description is as follows:
A portion of the Southeast ¼ of the Northeast ¼ of Section 36, Township 24 South, Range 35 East, Brevard County, Florida, lying South of State Road No. 520, being more particularly described as follows:
Commence at the Northeast corner of said Section 36; thence run South 00°23’42” West along the East line of the Northeast ¼ of Section 36, a distance of 1655.08 feet to a point on the south right of way line of State Road No. 520 and the Point of Beginning; thence continue South 00°23’42” West along said East line, a distance of 984.60 feet to the Southeast corner of said Northeast ¼ of Section 36; thence run South 89°46’00” West along the south line of the Northeast ¼, a distance of 1334.50 feet to the southwest corner of the Southeast ¼ of the Northeast ¼ of Section 36; thence run North 00°21’48” East along the west line of the Southeast ¼ of the Northeast ¼, a distance of 396.83 feet; thence run South 89°42’30” East, parallel with the south right of way line of State Road No. 520, a distance of 618.00 feet; thence run North 00°21’48” East, parallel with the west line of the Southeast ¼ of the Northeast ¼, a distance of 600.00 feet to the south right-of-way line of State Road No. 520; thence run South 89°42’30” East along said south right-of-way line, a distance of 716.97 feet to the Point of Beginning. LESS AND EXCEPT rights-of-way for Range Road and Parrish Road.
FCA US intends to engage in business with Boniface on or after May 1, 2018, assuming that no protest is filed.
The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of Boniface Chrysler Dodge Inc are dealer operator(s): Adolphus J. Hiers, 1775 East Merritt Island Causeway, Merritt Island, Florida 32952-2662, Neil Huhta, 1775 East Merritt Island Causeway, Merritt Island, Florida 32952-2662, principal investor(s): Adolphus J. Hiers, 1775 East Merritt Island Causeway, Merritt Island, Florida 32952-2662, Neil Huhta, 1775 East Merritt Island Causeway, Merritt Island, Florida 32952-2662.
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: Nalini Vinayak, 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: Chris Chandler, FCA US LLC, 10300 Boggy Creek Road, Orlando, Florida 32824
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.
