Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Division of Motor 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, Florida Statutes, notice is given that Harley-Davidson Motor Company intends to allow the relocation of Fort Lauderdale Harley-Davidson, Inc., as a dealership for the sale of Harley-Davidson motorcycles, from its present location at 443 South State Road #7, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33317, to a proposed location at 201 International Parkway, Fort Lauderdale (Broward County), Florida 33325, on or after June 19, 2006.

    The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of Fort Lauderdale Harley-Davidson, Inc., are dealer operator: Bruce Rossmeyer, 421 Ocean Shore Boulevard, Ormond Beach, Florida 33316; principal investor(s): Terry Taylor, 15 Harborage Isle, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316. 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: 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 US Mail to: Melissa Dooley, Dealer Development Representative, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, 3700 West Juneau Avenue, P. O. Box 653, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201.

    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 relocation of the dealership, subject to the applicant’s compliance with the provisions of Chapter 320, Florida Statutes.

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