EV Fast and Available Charging Solutions
Summary
SCH Number
2026030852
Public Agency
California Energy Commission
Document Title
EV Fast and Available Charging Solutions
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/19/2026
Document Description
EV Charging Solutions, Inc. will install charging infrastructure of at least 40 direct current fast charging (DCFC) ports across two locations in Santa Ana and Ventura.
Contact Information
Name
Devika Singh
Agency Name
California Energy Commission
Job Title
ECS II
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Katherine Kirchhofer
Agency Name
EV Charging Solutions
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Santa Ana, Ventura
Counties
Orange, Ventura
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
1610 E st. Andrew Place
Zip
92705
Other Location Info
2055 E Harbor Blvd, Ventura CA 93001
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CCR section number: Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, sec. 15301 and 15303
Reasons for Exemption
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 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 the lead agency’s determination, are categorically exempt from the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act. This project will install at minimum 40 DCFC across at minimum two (2) existing sites
with structures and/or facilities and involve negligible or no expansion of existing or former use in southern
California. Therefore, the project falls within 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 has two (2) sites with existing structure and/or facility. Each charger will include approximately ground
footprint of 5 sq/ft per site/per dual port. The switchgear cabinet is 9sq/ft/ (1/per site). Total square footage per
Authority cited: Sections 21083 and 21110, Public Resources Code.
Reference: Sections 21108, 21152, and 21152.1, Public Resources Code Revised 2011
site would be approximately 59 sq/ft. Therefore, the project falls within section 15303 and will not have a
significant effect on the environment.
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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