Electric Vehicle Charging Program
Summary
SCH Number
2023080195
Public Agency
Bay Area Rapid Transit District
(BART)
Document Title
Electric Vehicle Charging Program
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/8/2023
Document Description
BART supports the public adoption of electric vehicles, which produce fewer greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and pollutants than standard internal combustion engine vehicles. BART intends to install Level-2 (L2) electric vehicle charging at all BART-managed parking facilities for use by customers and community members. The EV charging network would be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The parking facilities identified for installation are solely owned by BART. The program’s initial goal is to install L2 EV chargers in at least 3 percent of BART’s public parking spaces with a goal of 10 percent at full buildout.
Contact Information
Name
Donald Dean
Agency Name
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Job Title
Manager of Environmental Review
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Antioch, Berkeley, Colma, Concord, Daly City, Dublin, El Cerrito, Fremont, Hayward, Lafayette, Millbrae, Oakland, Orinda, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, Pleasanton, Richmond, San Bruno, San Leandro, South San Francisco, Union City, Walnut Creek
Counties
Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Other Location Info
Electric Vehicle Chargers will be installed in the parking garages at 34 BART stations and other BART facilities.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1, Section 15301, Existing Facilities; Class 3, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures
Reasons for Exemption
None of the exceptions listed in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2, which would prohibit the use of a categorical exemption, apply to the project. The program would modernize existing parking facilities for a major regional transit system. The EV charging units are modestly sized and would not be a major new element to BART parking structures or parking areas. No expansion of current space or current use is proposed. No disruption of existing transit service would take place. Construction required for EV charger installation would be minor and entirely on BART property.
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15275(a), Specified Mass Transit Projects
Reasons for Exemption
None of the exceptions listed in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2, which would prohibit the use of a categorical exemption, apply to the project. The program would modernize existing parking facilities for a major regional transit system. The EV charging units are modestly sized and would not be a major new element to BART parking structures or parking areas. No expansion of current space or current use is proposed. No disruption of existing transit service would take place. Construction required for EV charger installation would be minor and entirely on BART property.
County Clerks
Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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