Postcard from 2030
Summary
SCH Number
2025010833
Public Agency
California Energy Commission
Document Title
Postcard from 2030
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/27/2025
Document Description
This agreement will install at least 653 Level 2 EV charging ports to support convenient, high-visibility, low-cost Level 2 EV charging sites at approximately four locations within a 1.5-mile radius, on or near the University of California San Diego campus.
Contact Information
Name
Julianne Lea
Agency Name
California Energy Commission
Job Title
Energy Analyst
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Alison Buckley
Agency Name
The Regents of the University of California, San Diego
Job Title
Senior Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
La Jolla
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla CA, 92093 and 200 W. Arbor Drive, San Diego CA, 92103
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Sec. 15301
Reasons for Exemption
Cal. Code Regs, Title 14, Sec. 15301 provides that projects which consist of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, and which involve negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of responsible agency’s determination, are categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA. The project involves the installation of at least 653 charging ports. Charging ports will be installed on existing pavement and will not have a significant impact on the environment. All project sites are located on existing facilities. Sites are located either in existing parking lots or garages within a 1.5-mile radius on or near The University of California, San Diego’s main campus. Therefore, the project falls under Section 15301 and will not have a significant impact on the environment.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Sec. 15303
Reasons for Exemption
Cal. Codes Regs, Title 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 will result in the installation of small equipment, approximately the size of a payphone (24.6”x12.6”x6.7”). All equipment will be located on existing parking lots or garages. Therefore, the project falls under Section 15303 and will not have significant impact on the environment.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Sec. 15304
Reasons for Exemption
Cal. Code Regs., Title 14, Sec. 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. In this project, minor trenching may be necessary for existing or new electrical infrastructure. Trenching will take place on parking lots or garages with existing pavement. Any alterations to pavement will be restored. Alterations will not be deemed to be significant. Therefore, the projects fall within section 15304.
This project does not involve impacts on any particularly sensitive environment; 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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