Mt. SAC Solar Energy Array Phase 1
Summary
SCH Number
2023100215
Public Agency
Mt. San Antonio Community College
Document Title
Mt. SAC Solar Energy Array Phase 1
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/6/2023
Document Description
Mt. San Antonio College proposes to install solar energy arrays in three existing parking areas on campus. Solar Energy Array #1 would be located in Lot 47 and would accommodate an 86 kW system. This system would serve as a shade structure for campus fleet vehicles. This system would also include a battery storage system which would allow campus fleet vehicles to charge overnight using stored energy. Solar Energy Array #2 would be located at Parking Structure S, or Gateway Parking Structure. This system would accommodate a 719 kW system and would serve as a shade structure for vehicles parking on the roof of the structure. Solar Energy Array #3 would be located in surface parking lot F and would accommodate a 1.6 MW system which would serve as a solar shade structure for vehicles parked in that area. The carports would be a minimum of 13-foot high and consist of metal columns and beams supporting array panels. These three Solar Energy Array systems would result in a combined total DC system size of 2.7 MW. The District and general community will benefit from a reduction in energy consumption and reduced energy costs.
Contact Information
Name
Eera Babtiwale
Agency Name
Mt. San Antonio College
Job Title
Special Projects Director, Sustainability
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Walnut
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Parking Lot F along Temple Avenue, Gateway Parking Structure at Temple Avenue and Bonita Avenue,
Zip
91789
State Highways
I-10, SR-57
Railways
UPRR
Schools
Cal Poly Pomona, International Polytechnic High School
Township
01S
Range
09W
Section
32
Base
San Dima
Other Location Info
Cross Streets: Lot 47 at Mt SAC Campus
Coordinates: 34.04598532811818, -117.84055069097543; 34.04364972937579, -117.83852513835839
Schools: Collegewood Elementary School, Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary School
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
21080.35
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is statutorily exempt from further environmental review under the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public Resources Code §§ 21000 et seq.) and Section 15282 of the State CEQA Guidelines because it is consistent with CEQA Section 21080.35, which provides that solar energy systems installed on the roof of an existing building or on an existing parking lot are statutorily exempt from CEQA. The proposed project involves the construction of solar array mounted carport structures in existing parking lots or structures of Mt. San Antonio College, and the proposed project would not meet any of the exceptions specified in CEQA Guidelines Section 21080.35(d) through (f).
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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