JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A request to expand a halal grocery store on Beach Boulevard advanced through the Jacksonville City Council Land Use and Zoning Committee after the applicant withdrew a request to build an animal processing facility, according to News4JAX partners at the Jacksonville Daily Record.
On two 4-2 votes on Tuesday, the LUZ committee recommended approval of a land use amendment and an amended rezoning request for the expansion of Apna Bazar.
Committee members Terrance Freeman and Raul Arias were absent, and member Rory Diamond and Council President Kevin Carrico voted against the measure…