Planning Report 01 09 2026

Planning Report – Seton Hall Preparatory School, Health and Fitness Center January 9, 2026 700 Prospect Avenue, Township of West Orange, NJ John McDonough Associates, LLC Land Use Planning · Landscape Architecture 2 101 Gibraltar Drive, Suite 1A, Morris Plains, NJ 07950 · Phone: 973.222.6011 · Fax: 973.786.6537 Introduction This planning report is submitted in support of an application filed by Seton Hall Preparatory School (hereafter “SHP”) to modify certain conditions of approval contained in Resolution ZB- 08-37, which was memorialized by the Zoning Board of Adjustment on December 16, 2010. The application also seeks preliminary and final site plan approval with “D-2” variance relief for expansion of an existing nonconforming conditional use, “D-3” variance relief for the proposed deviations from the conditional use standards, and “C” variance relief for a deviation from the ordinance’s lighting standards. The property has received similar approvals and relief in the past, as the campus has developed and evolved. The proposed modifications and relief are part of SHP’s continued commitment to provide the highest quality athletic and academic facilities for its student population, and to maintain its reputation as one of the premier high school athletic facilities in the state. Description of Project The site is located at 700 Prospect Avenue and identified as Block 82.01 Lot 1 on the West Orange tax rolls. It comprises approximately 44.5 acres and is developed as the Kelly Athletic Complex (KAC) which serves Seton Hall Preparatory School. Seton Hall Preparatory School is a highly rated private college preparatory high school established in West Orange in 1856. Its academic campus is located at 120 Northfield Avenue. The KAC is home to the school’s baseball, soccer, tennis, track and field, lacrosse, and football programs. The applicant seeks to modify certain conditions of approval contained in Resolution ZB-08-37, which was memorialized by the Zoning Board of Adjustment on December 16, 2010. The conditions in question primarily relate to the operational constraints placed on the use of the athletic fields, including lighting prohibitions, limits on the number and timing of events, restrictions on concurrent activities, tournament use, community access, and the use of public address systems. The applicant also proposes to install 4 sport light poles

number and timing of events, restrictions on concurrent activities, tournament use, community access, and the use of public address systems. The applicant also proposes to install 4 sport light poles approximately 90 feet in height at the existing athletic field. The application does not propose any new athletic fields or buildings, and no changes are proposed to the size or scale of any existing athletic fields and buildings.