Hecate Grid Humidor Storage 1 LLC - Proprietary Electrical Transmission Franchise
Summary
SCH Number
2024111039
Public Agency
Los Angeles County Flood Control District
Document Title
Hecate Grid Humidor Storage 1 LLC - Proprietary Electrical Transmission Franchise
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/27/2024
Document Description
The granting of the franchise ordinance allows Hecate Grid Humidor Storage 1 LLC to
construct an approximately one-mile interconnection line on approximately 12 acres
within an industrial zone and adjacent to other existing public utilities light industrial uses, and railroad infrastructure. The interconnection line would be constructed primarily underground along Angeles Forest Highway to the existing Southern California Edison (SCE) 230-kV Vincent Substation (Vincent Substation), located approximately 3,400 feet to the south of Vincent View Road and W. Carson Mesa Road. The interconnection line would connect the Vincent Substation to a planned 400-megawatt (MW) battery energy storage facility (BESS) and is designed to help integrate renewable energy to the electric grid and support grid reliability and resilience.
Contact Information
Name
Greg Even
Agency Name
Los Angeles County Flood Control District
Job Title
Real Property Agent I
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
unincorporated Acton area of the County of Los Angeles
Cross Streets
Angeles Forest Highway and Vincent View Road
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Sections 15301, 15303, 15304, 15305, and 15311
Reasons for Exemption
The granting of the franchise ordinance is exempt from CEQA. The adoption of the
ordinance is categorically exempt because it is within certain classes of projects that
have been determined not to have a significant effect on the environment in that it meets the criteria set forth in Sections 15301, 15303, 15304, 15305, and 15311 of the CEQA Guidelines and Classes 1, 3, 4, 5, and 11 of the County's Environmental Document Reporting Procedures and Guidelines, Appendix G, which apply to minor alteration of existing facilities, new construction, minor alterations to land and to land-use limitations, and accessory structures. The franchise would result in negligible expansion of use of the right of way and would not include removal of any trees. In addition, based on the record of the proposed franchise, it would comply with all applicable regulations; it would not impact any designated environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern; there are no cumulative impacts, unusual circumstances, damage to scenic highways, or listing on hazardous waste site lists compiled pursuant to Government Code, Section 65962.5; or indications that it may cause a substantial adverse effect on the significance of a historical resource that would make any of the categorical exemptions inapplicable.
Additionally, the grant of the franchise, considered together with the BESS, the site plan for which was previously approved by the Department of Regional Planning, is, as a whole, categorically exempt under the State CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15303, 15304, and 15305, and Classes 3, 4, and 5 of the County's Environmental Document Reporting Procedures and Guidelines, Appendix G. These exemptions apply to new construction and minor alterations to land and to land use limitations. The franchise and the BESS, as a whole, would not include removal of any trees. In addition, construction and operation of the proposed franchise and the BESS would comply with all applicable regulations; would not impact any designated environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern; there are no cumulative impacts, unusual circumstances, damage to scenic highways, or listing on hazardous waste site lists compiled pursuant to Government Code, Section 65962.5; or indications that it may cause a substantial adverse effect on the significance of a historical resource that would make any of the categorical exemptions inapplicable.
Further information is available in the Statement of Reasons for CEQA Exemption
completed by Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., which is available upon request from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works.
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
sec.21083.3; 15183
Reasons for Exemption
The granting of the franchise both by itself and when considered with, the BESS also
qualifies for a statutory exemption from CEQA under California Public Resources Code, Section 21083.3, and CEQA Guidelines, Section 15183, which provides an exemption from additional environmental review for projects that are consistent with the development density established by existing zoning, community plan, or general plan policies for which an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was certified, except as might be necessary to examine whether there are project-specific significant effects, which are peculiar to the project or its site. The record of the proposed franchise and the BESS demonstrate that their construction, operation, and maintenance are consistent with the development density and use characteristics established by the existing zoning, the County General Plan, and the Antelope Valley Area Plan and consistent with the analysis performed in the County General Plan and the Antelope Valley Area Plan EIRs.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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