Planning Commission fails to decide on Jacksonville halal grocery store’s request to add meat processing facility

The Jacksonville Planning Commission failed to recommend approval or denial of a measure that would allow a halal grocery store to open an animal processing facility on its Beach Boulevard property, according to our news partners at the Jacksonville Daily Record.

According to the JDR, dozens of residents showed up to a Thursday hearing to oppose Apna Bazar’s request that would allow them to open a slaughterhouse within a proposed expansion on its property.

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.

Community members have long opposed the rezoning request, citing potential environmental impacts and other concerns.

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