Princeton To Introduce Ordinance Aimed At Hun School Rezoning

PRINCETON, NJ — An ordinance seeking to rezone the Hun School is slated to be introduced by Princeton's primary governing body.

The Hun School in Princeton is seeking zoning map change to allow academic support uses on the Mason House site. The Mason House - which was formerly the headmaster's home - has been recently used for academic support space to free up room elsewhere on campus for use by the infirmary during the COVID-19 pandemic.

It was not immediately clear when the ordinance is set to be introduced.

But with the Hun school seeking a zoning map change, the municipality also must put out a notice to all residents within 200 feet of the new boundaries before the council can vote on the adjustment.

During the last council meeting, attorney Trishka Cecil informed the council that, under the municipal land use law, Princeton must "provide notice to everybody within 200 feet of the new boundaries and inside the new boundaries.”

The only exception is if the boundary change results from recommendations in the Planning Board reexamination report. If it doesn't stem from the reexamination report, Princeton will have to send a specific notice to anyone within 200 feet of the new boundaries.

This would require an ordinance showing the amendment to the zoning map. After the ordinance is introduced and notice on ordinance introduction and a public hearing will have to be sent, Cecil said.

The second property is "The Mall," a linear green space running perpendicular to the back of Russell Hall, also known as the "Green Commons." The school plans to keep this green space undeveloped "in perpetuity."

Princeton's planning board has previously supported the zoning change request.

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