{"id":129392,"date":"2026-01-23T17:36:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T17:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/129392\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T17:36:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T17:36:06","slug":"jacksonville-planning-commission-endorses-proposal-for-apna-bazar-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/129392\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville Planning Commission endorses proposal for Apna Bazar expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 The Jacksonville Planning Commission voted Jan. 22 to endorse a compromise plan for expansion of Apna Bazar, a grocery store and market that drew opposition in 2025 over a plan to add a slaughterhouse to its property, our news partners at the Jacksonville Daily Record reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Jacksonville halal grocery store attempting to add meat processing facility on its Beach Boulevard property<\/a><\/p>\n

After hearing a representative of Apna Bazar say the owner had \u201cunequivocally\u201d abandoned the proposed meat processing facility, the commission voted in favor of a land use amendment and rezoning for the store at 11153 Beach Blvd.<\/p>\n

The vote came over opposition from several residents living near the store, who said the compromise plan would still be detrimental to their neighborhood.<\/p>\n

The land use amendment, contained in Ordinance 2025-0487, would change 1.81 acres of the property to Community\/General Commercial from Low Density Residential. Rezoning Ordinance 2025-0488 would change 6.82 acres to Planned Unit Development from Residential Low Density-60 and Commercial Community General-2.<\/p>\n

Live-animal processing would not be among permitted uses of the property under the amendment and rezoning, which now advance to the Jacksonville City Council Land Use and Zoning Committee.<\/p>\n

In November 2025, Apna Bazar owner Mohammed Faisal issued a statement he had withdrawn a request to build a 30,000-square-foot addition and a 23,800-square-foot freestanding structure east of the store where poultry, lambs, goats and cows were to be processed in accordance with Islamic dietary laws.<\/p>\n

The withdrawal came after the slaughterhouse drew sharp criticism from animal rights activists and nearby residents, who expressed concerns with potential health risks and noise pollution. <\/p>\n

In late November, Council voted to send legislation for rezoning and a land use amendment for Beach Boulevard grocer Apna Bazar back through its hearing process before the Jacksonville Planning Commission and the Land Use and Zoning Committee. <\/p>\n

At that time, Council President Kevin Carrico, who represents the district encompassing the property and neighborhood, struck a verbal agreement between residents and Apna Bazar to rerefer the bill to consider CGC land use.<\/p>\n

Click here to read the full story on the Jacksonville Daily Record\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

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