Los Angeles Department of Transportation - Washington Yard Microgrid Project
Summary
SCH Number
2021070455
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
Los Angeles Department of Transportation - Washington Yard Microgrid Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/23/2021
Document Description
LADOT’s Washington Yard Microgrid project is part of LADOT’s strategy to convert its entire fleet of buses to battery electric, zero-emission vehicles. This Project will install a solar and storage microgrid at the Washington Yard that includes five (5) Proterra 1.5 MW Chargers, 104 Proterra charger dispensers, overhead bus charging and solar canopies, 1.54 MW solar PV panels, and 4.5 MWh of Battery Energy Storage.
Contact Information
Name
Salvador Gutierrez
Agency Name
City of Los Angles - Department of Transportation
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide, Southern California
Cross Streets
S Alameda St and E Washington Blvd
Zip
90021
Other Location Info
1910 and 1950 Washington Blvd.1910, Los Angeles, CA 90021
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code Sec. 21080.25
Reasons for Exemption
The project qualifies for a statutory exemption under the State CEQA guidelines section 210080.25 since the project is to construct or maintain infrastructure to charge or refuel zero-emission transit buses carried out by a lead agency. See narrative (Attachment A) for further discussion.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 15300 et seq.
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt under Article III, Section 1, Class 1 Category 1, Class 1 Category 32, Class 3 Category 4, and Class 4 Category 12 of the City CEQA Guidelines and Class 1, Section 15301, Class 3, Section 15303 and Class 4, Section 15304 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
The installation of charging vehicle infrastructure and microgrid are exempt as ministerial projects under Article II of the City CEQA guidelines since they involve (1) Issuance of building permits, (5) approval and installation of individual utility service connections and disconnections, (6) Permits issued by the Department of Public Works. The project qualifies as an exemption because the installation of battery electric chargers for buses, installation of solar panels and energy microgrid are minor construction with negligible expansion of use [Class 1(1)]; involves the modification of mechanical equipment with a negligible expansion of use [Class 1 (32)]; the new equipment is located in industrial facilities with no expansion of use [Class 3(4)]; and may involve minor trenching and backfilling where the surface is restored [Class 4(12)].
Exempt Status
Ministerial
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(1); 15268
Reasons for Exemption
The installation of charging vehicle infrastructure and a microgrid are exempt from the City of Los Angeles CEQA Guidelines under Article II Exemptions for ministerial projects. The project is exempt as a ministerial project under Article II of the City CEQA Guidelines since the project merely involves (1) issuance of building permits, (5) approval and installation of individual utility service connections and disconnections, (6) Class “A” and excavation permits issued by the Department of Public Works that do not involve areas of archaeological consequence as officially designated by federal, State or local government action.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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