An aerial view of Apna Bazar at 11153 Beach Blvd. The grocer wants to expand to open an animal slaughterhouse.
Published on November 7, 2025 at 11:29 am
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After nearly three hours of discussion, the Jacksonville Planning Commission failed to recommend approval or denial of a measure that would allow a Beach Boulevard grocery store to open an animal processing facility on its property.
The commission was split on whether to allow Apna Bazar, a halal grocer at 11153 Beach Blvd., to open a slaughterhouse within a proposed expansion on its property.
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While the commission recommended approval for a land use amendment, a vote on a rezoning request for the same property tied at a 3-3 vote, which under the procedural rules resulted in the item being deferred.
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