Charge 4 All
Summary
SCH Number
2024051137
Public Agency
California Energy Commission
Document Title
Charge 4 All
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/24/2024
Document Description
County of Los Angeles will install 320 Level 2 charging ports within a quarter mile of multi-family housing properties in the Southern California project area, as defined by the California Energy Commission's REACH 2.0 solicitation.
Contact Information
Name
Sara Sanders
Agency Name
California Energy Commission
Job Title
Associate Energy Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
Southern California project area, as defined by the California Energy Commission's REACH 2.0 solicitation
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, sec. 15301, 15303 and 15304
Reasons for Exemption
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, Section 15301 Existing Facilities provides that the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment or topographical features which involve negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the responsible agency's determination, are categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act. This project involves installation of 320 Level 2 charging ports at or within 1/4 mile of multi-family housing properties throughout the Southern California project area, as defined by the REACH 2.0 solicitation. The electric vehicle charging stations will be installed at existing, paved parking areas. Therefore, this project is exempt under California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15301 and will not have a significant effect on the environment.
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, sec. 15303 provides that projects which consist of construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures; installation of small new equipment and facilities in small structures; and the conversion of existing small structures from one use to another where only minor modifications are made in the exterior of the structure, are categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA. This project consists of installation of new, small equipment to existing sites. The charging equipment to be installed is approximately 20"L x8.9"W x5.3"D. In addition, the electric vehicle charging stations will be installed at existing, paved parking areas. Therefore, the project falls within section 15303 and will not have a significant effect on the environment.
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, sect. 15304 provides that projects which consist of minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry and agricultural purposes are categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA. This project (including the trenching) involves installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in existing, paved parking spaces, and the County of Los Angeles asserts that the work will not involve the removal of any mature, scenic trees. Therefore, this project is exempt under California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15304.
The County of Los Angeles is the Lead Agency under CEQA. (14 C.C.R. sec. 15051(a).)
The project will not impact an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern where designated, precisely mapped, and officially adopted pursuant to law by federal, state, or local agencies; does not involve any cumulative impacts of successive projects of the same type in the same place that might be considered significant; does not involve unusual circumstances that might have a significant effect on the environment; will not result in damage to scenic resources within a highway officially designated as a state scenic highway; the project site is not included on any list compiled pursuant to Government Code section 65962.5; and the project will not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource. Therefore, none of the exceptions to categorical exemptions listed in CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2 apply to this project, and this project will not have a significant effect on the environment.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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