Letter Requesting Extension of Approval athletic center 10 16 2025

CHIESA SHAHINIAN & GIANTOMASI PC 105 Eisenhower Parkway, Roseland, NJ 07068 csglaw.com MARC E. LEIBMAN Counsel mleibman@csglaw.com O 973.530.2299 F 973.325.1501 October 16, 2025 VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS AND EMAIL Ms. Diana Chandler-Zimmerman Zoning Board Secretary West Orange Zoning Board of Adjustment 66 Main Street West Orange, New Jersey 07052 Re: Extension of Approval Request Seton Hall Preparatory School Amended Preliminary and Final Site Plan Approval with Variance Relief 700 Prospect Avenue; Block 82.01, Lot 1 Dear Ms. Chandler-Zimmerman: This firm represents Seton Hall Preparatory School, the owner and applicant (the “Applicant”), with respect to their development of property located at 700 Prospect Avenue and designated as Block 82.01, Lot 1 in the Township of West Orange (the “Property”) to swap the athletic facility with the maintenance facilities and expand the size of the athletic facility (the “Project”). The Project was approved by the Township of West Orange Zoning Board of Adjustment (the “Zoning Board” or “Board”) on September 28, 2023 and memorialized by the Board through a resolution adopted on October 19, 2023 (the “Resolution”). A notice of decision of the adoption of the Resolution was published by the Zoning Board on October 26, 2023. Section 25-48.10.a. of The Land Use Regulations of the Township of West Orange (the “Land Use Code”) provides that building or construction permits must be obtained within two years and one day after the date of the granting of site plan and variance approval. The Board is permitted to extend such time period “[f]or good cause shown and upon written application”. Similarly, pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. (the “MLUL”), the Project is protected against zoning changes for a period of two years after the grant of final site plan approval. The MLUL allows the Zoning Board to grant further extensions of the protection period. The Board is permitted to grant NEW JERSEY NEW YORK 4899-0215-3843.v1