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Supporting Documentation · May 28, 2026

Planning Report 01 09 2026

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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 4 101 Gibraltar Drive, Suite 1A, Morris Plains, NJ 07950 · Phone: 973.222.6011 · Fax: 973.786.6537 41. At the Subject Property, Seton Hall Prep can conduct no more than one athletic event at the same time (with the exception of tennis and baseball), and to the extent that two or more events are scheduled at the Subject Property on the same date, there must be at least a 1.5 hour time period between the conclusion of one game of any sport and the commencement of the next game of any sport. The scheduling of activities shall be at the discretion of the Applicant for reasonable and efficient use of the facilities, including parking and access. 46. The Essex County Baseball Tournament shall not be played at any field located on the Subject Property. No countywide football tournaments shall be played at the Subject Property. No county or state cross-country or outdoor track tournament or championship will be conducted at the Subject Property. No county or state soccer, lacrosse or tennis tournament or championship, which does not directly involve Seton Hall, will be conducted at the Subject Property. No county or state tournament shall be held on the Subject Property which does not include Seton Hall Prep as a participant. 53. The Applicant agrees to offer the use of the baseball and football fields located at the Subject Property for use by the townships of West Orange, Livingston and South Orange for their high school varsity teams in the case of an emergency. The Applicant agrees in addition to make the fields available to the West Orange Recreation Department and other local area community programs for use in conducting regularly offered programs and activities. 61. The use of a public address system at the Subject Property shall be limited to (i) during football games and/or (ii) isolated individual events held at the Subject Property, and only at normal and customary decibel levels. A public address system may be used for activities at the Subject Property as usual and customary for each activity. Use of a Public Address System shall be at normal and customary decibel levels. The proposed modifications, by further accommodating use by the West

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Property as usual and customary for each activity. Use of a Public Address System shall be at normal and customary decibel levels. The proposed modifications, by further accommodating use by the West Orange Recreation Department, other schools and other local community programs directly benefit the Township and surrounding area by taking advantage of this existing community resource. By continuing to limit county and state tournaments and regular season football games, there will remain significant restrictions on the intensity of use of the property. In regards to the lighting and public address system modifications, the applicant is only intending to utilize these features for those events for which same is appropriate and effectuates the viability and functionality of the property.

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