Planning Report Seton Hall Preparatory School West Orange NJ8688981

Planning Report – Seton Hall Preparatory School, Health and Fitness Center December 23, 2022 700 Prospect Avenue, Township of West Orange, NJ John McDonough Associates, LLC Land Use Planning · Landscape Architecture 5 101 Gibraltar Drive, Suite 1A, Morris Plains, NJ 07950 · Phone: 973.222.6011 · Fax: 973.786.6537 Conclusion The proposed health and fitness center will be a positive addition to the SHP campus and advance its academic mission to promote the growth and development of young people. The facility does not trigger any relief related to parking, setbacks, buffering, coverage, or height. The school is an inherently beneficial use which carries extreme weight in the statutory balancing test. For all the reasons set forth in this report, the new building will nicely fit and integrate with the campus, the neighborhood, and the community. It will have minimal, if any, negative effects. From a land use planning standpoint, the application satisfies the four-prong balancing test under Sica v. Board of Adjustment of the Township of Wall. Therefore, the statutory criteria for grant of use relief are met, and approval is warranted. Figure 1 ~ Aerial photo of subject site (Kelly Athletic Center at Seton Hall Preparatory School campus) EXISTING STORAGE BUILDING TO BE EXPANDED AND CONVERTED TO FITNESS CENTER EXISTING FITNESS CENTER TO BE CONVERTED TO STORAGE BUILDING EXISTING MATURE BUFFERING TO REMAIN