Covington’s City Commission approved a change in the city zoning ordinance to allow new vehicle and equipment sales of light uses in the central business district through conditional use permits. This means that the city could be the site of the first urban smart car dealership.
The dealership would be owned by Bernie Moreno, the owner of the new
Fort Mitchell Mercedes-Benz dealership. He is planning to hang smart cars and ebikes from the ceiling of the 1,800-square-foot retail space on the first floor of
Ascent, the condo building by the Roebling Bridge.
Mercedes-Benz has to approve the new location, but it’s highly possible that the dealership will happen.
Smart cars started in Germany in 1994; the primary assembly plant is in France, and they made their way to the United States in 2003.
By Caitlin Koenig
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