The Jacksonville City Council voted Tuesday night to send a request to expand a Southside halal grocery store back through its hearing process before the Jacksonville Planning Commission and the Land Use and Zoning Committee.

The controversial rezoning request from Apna Bazar to expand its Beach Boulevard property faced continued opposition at Tuesday night’s city council meeting, resulting in the proposal being returned to the committee for further review.

RELATED | Request to expand Southside halal grocery store moves forward after slaughterhouse proposal withdrawn

Apna Bazar, which originally proposed a slaughterhouse as part of its expansion, withdrew that request earlier this month after pushback from neighbors and animal rights activists.

However, despite the slaughterhouse propo

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