Photovoltaic System at Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary School

SCH Number: 2018078027
Lead Agency: Tustin Unified School District
Document Title: Photovoltaic System at Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary School
Document Type: NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received: 7/2/2018
Posted: 7/2/2018

Document Description: Solar arrays would be installed on top of a new elevated shade structure on a portion of the turf play field. The system would include 360 modules and produce about 127,800 watts or about128 kilowatts of electric power. Approximately 497 feet of electrical conduit would be installed in a buried trench from the structure, through the campus, to the school's existing electrical system at the front of the school. The photovoltaic system and shade structure would be a campus improvement, and its beneficiaries include the school's students, faculty, and staff and members of the community.

Contact Information: David Miranda
Tustin Unified School District
1302 Service Rd
Tustin, CA 92780
Phone : (714) 730-7327

Exempt Status: Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code: S: 15303
Reasons for Exemption: New construction or conversion of small structures; The shade structure and electrical connections would be installed in previously disturbed areas of a developed school campus and the PV system would be appurtenant to the existing school facility.