DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
Division of Motor VehiclesHap's Cycle Sales, Inc., for the line-make ZERO
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 Zero Motorcycles, Inc., intends to allow the establishment of Hap’s Cycle Sales, Inc., as a dealership for the sale of motorcycles manufactured by Zero Motorcycles, Inc. (line-make ZERO) at 2530 17th Street, Sarasota (Sarasota County), Florida 34234, on or after June 25, 2012.
The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of Hap’s Cycle Sales, Inc., are dealer operator(s): Robert Poneliet, 2530 17th Street, Sarasota, Florida 34234; principal investor(s): Alice Poneliet Bixler, 2530 17th Street, Sarasota, Florida 34234 and David Bixler, 2530 17th, Sarasota, Florida 34234.
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: Karl D. Wharton, Zero Motorcycles, Inc., 170 Technology Circle, Scotts Valley, California 95066.
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.
