Soda Springs Modern Stagecoach Stop
Summary
SCH Number
2026060954
Public Agency
California Energy Commission
Document Title
Soda Springs Modern Stagecoach Stop
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/22/2026
Document Description
Agreement with EV-SEG for a $1,000,000 grant to deploy and collect data on 10 DCFC electric vehicle charging ports and at one existing public parking facility, in Soda Springs.
Contact Information
Name
Iris Dimpsey
Agency Name
CEC Fuels and Transportation Division
Job Title
Energy Analyst
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Alon Doron
Agency Name
EV-SEG
Job Title
Project Manager, CCO
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Soda Springs
Counties
Nevada
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Donner Pass Rd, Poma Ln
Zip
95728
Other Location Info
21784 Donner Pass Rd Soda Springs, CA 95728
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, sec. 15301, 15303, 15304
Reasons for Exemption
Section 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 (CEQA). This project will involve the installation of at least 10 DCFC electric vehicle charging ports, at one existing public parking facility with the mechanical dimensions of 74.8 inches height x 22.2 inches width, x 34.6 inches depth, in Soda Springs. This installation will be a minor alteration to the existing facility with no expansion beyond the existing use of the facility and will not have a significant effect on the environment. This project therefore falls under categorical exemption listed in CEQA Guidelines Section 15301.
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Section 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 at least 10 new DCFC charging ports with mechanical dimensions 74.8 inches height x 22.2 inches width, x 34.6 inches depth, in Soda Springs. The equipment will be installed in existing, paved parking lots. 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 involves installation of electric vehicle charging stations in existing, paved parking spaces. Minor trenching may be necessary to connect the proposed charging stations to an existing fuel supply. 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.
For these reasons, the proposed work will not have any significant effect on the environment and falls under sections 15301, 15303, and 15304.
Additionally, 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.
County Clerk
Nevada
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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