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	Pony Tail Falls Recent Decisions List Decision Archive Request a Decision				Decision Archive Applicant: Fred Heany Location: Located at 283 Courtney Rd Parcel #: 03-11-2800-0031/00 Placement of a free-standing solar panel array (64’L x 14’Wx 9’H) and buried electric line to serve the property. Additionally, the after-the-fact review of an irregularly shaped in-ground pool with an approximate length of 70 feet (width that ranges from 10 to 20 feet), associated equipment room, ground-level deck and a five-foot pool fence (approximate length 450 feet). Status: Decided Decision Date: June 10, 2011 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: WA State Parks and Recreation Location: Located on a portion of Columbia Hills State Park north of the Dalles Mountain Ranch Parcel #: 02140600000200 Disassemble and reconstruct the historic Brune cabin. Status: Decided Decision Date: June 9, 2011 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Klickitat County Fire District #3 Location: Located on Tunnel Road Parcel #: 03112000000100 To place a 30,000 gallon steel water storage tank, hydrant, and pullout along Tunnel Road for fire department uses. The tank, 15' in diameter and 30' in length, will be set on its side and partially buried. Status: Decided Decision Date: May 17, 2011 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Merriann Bell and Franklin Petersen Location: Located at 58 Canyon Road in Lyle, WA Parcel #: 03122700000500 Construct a single-family dwelling (approximately 1,400 square feet) and septic system; remove an existing 1,305 square foot dwelling (which may be more than 50 years old); repair and increase the height of an existing accessory building (720 square feet, more than 50 years old); remove two sheds (506 square feet and 120 square feet); construct a 72 square foot pump house (7 feet in height); construct a 10-foot wide driveway to the new dwelling; and construct a woven wire perimeter fence. Status: Decided Decision Date: April 6, 2011 Decision Summary: Approved with Conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Charles Ernst Location: South of and adjacent to SR 14 Parcel #: 02-14-17 Remove a garage (25' x 45') and a barn (35' x 40'). Status: Decided Decision Date: January 27, 2011 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Robert Hansen Location: On McConiga Rd, between Old Hwy 8 and SR 14 Parcel #: 03-12-3353-0005/00 Install a 53'2" x 6'8" x 7' free-standing, ground-mounted, solar panel array and buried electric line to serve residential energy needs. Status: Decided Decision Date: December 7, 2010 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: John and Rosemary Hoyt Location: South of County Road 1230 Parcel #: 03-12-33 Construct a new 30' x 40' accessory building and place two shipping containers (one to be used for accessory storage and one to be used in conjunction with an agricultural use). Status: Decided Decision Date: November 22, 2010 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Charles Davis Location: Parcel #: 03-13-35 Construct a 1,875 sq. ft. single-family dwelling with an attached garage and driveway. Status: Decided Decision Date: November 10, 2010 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Location: South of SR-14 Parcel #: 02-14-09 Rebuild and extend an existing overhead utility line in Columbia Hills State Park. Status: Withdrawn Decision Date: September 11, 2010 Application Public Notice Applicant: Carolina Mondragon, rep. Schreiner Location: Schreiner Farms Road in Dallesport Parcel #: 02-13-16 Construct a 1932 sq. ft. giraffe barn, and to construct two segments of woven wire fencing. Status: Decided Decision Date: September 2, 2010 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Carolina Mondragon, rep. Schreiner Location: Located on Schreiner Farms Rd in Dallesport, WA Parcel #: 02-13-16 Construct a 1680 sq. ft. addition to an existing giraffe barn and to replace in-kind 38.5 feet of existing woven wire fencing. Status: Withdrawn Decision Date: July 8, 2010 Application Public Notice Applicant: Peter & Therese Leon Location: Approx. 3 miles west of Wishram, north of Hwy 14 Parcel #: 02-14-15 Replace an existing mobile home with a 4944 square foot new dwelling, construct a 48’ x 40’ agricultural building, board horses, install and repair fencing, and install utility lines to support the proposed development. Status: Decided Decision Date: June 9, 2010 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: WA Parks and Recreation Location: Located along SR 14 approximately 2 miles east of Lyle Parcel #: 02-13-7 Replace the existing portable toilets with a 15' x 12' permanent restroom structure at Doug's Beach State Park. Status: Decided Decision Date: May 6, 2010 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Decision 2 Applicant: Robert & Barbara McCormick Location: West of Lyle-Snowden Road Parcel #: 03-12-28 1) construct a 10’ by 32’ by 10’ deck and a 4’ by 6’ window on an existing winery building; 2) to convert approximately 600 square feet of storage space to tasting room use in the existing winery building; 3) to construct a 20’ by 30’ by 16’ winery storage building; and 4) after the fact review of a concrete pad (to be the floor of the proposed building). Status: Decided Decision Date: April 7, 2010 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Dan Gunkel of Gunkel Orchards Location: Intersection of Avery Rd and SR 14 Parcel #: 02-14-14 and 15 Construct a winery, tasting room and associated utilities. The winery use would include three buildings in addition to the tasting room building for barrel storage, processing and case storage. The application also includes visitor parking, signage and waste water treatment provisions. Status: Decided Decision Date: February 25, 2010 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: WA OR Wireless, LLC Location: Located in the NW 1/4 of Section 9 Parcel #: 02-13-09-00000000 Install six antenna panels and three equipment cabinets at an existing communication facility, and to construct a six foot tall chain link fence to enclose the facility. These items have been installed and will be reviewed after the fact. Status: Decided Decision Date: February 17, 2010 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Verizon Wireless, rep. Barbara Sexton Location: 20 Balch Road, Lyle Parcel #: 03-12-2800-0006/00 Install a wireless communication facility with antennas on an existing BPA transmission tower, install equipment cabinets in a fenced area beneath the BPA tower, install a generator on a concrete slab with a fence approximately 100 feet southeast of the tower, and construct a gravel access road to the site. Status: Decided Decision Date: January 29, 2010 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Decision 2 Applicant: Jack Hitchman, David Melody & Robert McCormick Location: Along Old Hwy 8, NW of Lyle, WA Parcel #: 03-12-28 Lot line adjustment along common parcel boundaries to alleviate an encroachment and maintain the size of the smallest of the two parcels in the Residential designation. The Hitchman parcel would increase in size from 5.0 acres to 5.13 acres; the Melody parcel would be maintained at 4.99 acres; and the McCormick parcel would decrease in size from 109.55 acres to 109.42 acres. Status: Decided Decision Date: January 1, 2010 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: PUD No. 1 of Klickitat County Location: Northwest of Lyle, WA Parcel #: 03-12-34, 35, 26 Modify an existing power line, including the installation of three new poles (38'6" high) and the replacement of seven single poles with double poles (43' high). Status: Decided Decision Date: December 31, 2009 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Marc and Wendy Dinnerstein Location: Located on Old Hwy 8 Parcel #: 03-12-2907-6802/00 Construct two horse shelters (12' x 24' and 12' x 36', both 9' in height), a honeycomb corral (3' tall, 150 diameter) with 4 smaller corrals inside the larger corral and a 4' x 6' sign at an existing horse boarding facility. Status: Decided Decision Date: December 24, 2009 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: WA Parks & Recreation Location: Located at Columbia Hills State Park, approx. 3 miles east of the SR 14 and Hwy 197 intersection Parcel #: 02-14-18 Construct a parking lot near the existing trailhead for Horsethief Butte, including installation of a vault toilet, signage, entrace and exit gates, and construction of a new trail leading from the facility to the existing trail. Status: Decided Decision Date: August 28, 2009 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Decision 2 Applicant: John & Deanna Nickols Location: South of County Rd 1230 Parcel #: 03-12-28 Construct a 8' x 20' tool shed and an 8' x 8' covered front porch. Construction of the shed and porch began prior to submittal of this application. Construction has been temporarily halted. Status: Decided Decision Date: June 15, 2009 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions. Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: David Berger and Julie Larson Location: 728 7th Street, Lyle Parcel #: 03-12-35 Install two 15' x 15' solar panels mounted on the ground and a buried electric line to serve household needs. Status: Decided Decision Date: June 4, 2009 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Decision 2 Applicant: Brian Aaron Location: 165 Lyle-Snowden Road Parcel #: 03-12-21 Replace an existing mobile home with a site-built single-family dwelling with attached garage, place underground powerline, new drainfield and waterline, and construct gravel driveway. Status: Decided Decision Date: June 3, 2009 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Embarq, rep. Klickitat Co. Road Dept Location: North and east side of Power House Road Parcel #: 03-10-10 To construct, operate and maintain a buried telephone communication cable from the intersection of Forester Lane for approx. 2200' to the boat launch access road and crossing under Power House Road to the east side and continuing on for approx. 2300'. Status: Decided Decision Date: May 20, 2009 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Luis and Diane Chavez Location: North of Courtney Road at 25 Rainbows End on Burdoin Mountain Parcel #: 03-11-27 Construct a single-family dwelling, remove an existing mobile home, and extend an existing driveway. Status: Decided Decision Date: May 6, 2009 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Klickitat County Public Works Dept Location: Located near the intersection of Old Hwy 8 and SR 14, about 5 miles west of Lyle, WA Parcel #: 03-11-35 After-the-fact application to review emergency/disaster response actions taken in response to a rockslide on Old Hwy 8. The actions taken include scaling of loose rock, installation of rock bolts to secure larger blocks that could not be removed and removal of fallen material. Status: Decided Decision Date: May 2, 2009 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Susan Van Leuven of WA Dept of Fish & Wildlife Location: East of Balch Rd and north of County Rd 1230 Parcel #: 03-12-28 Construct approximately 1,025 feet of fencing to exclude domestic livestock from WA Dept of Fish & Wildlife property as a part of wildlife management. Status: Decided Decision Date: April 25, 2009 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Brad Gearhart, rep. Columbia Gorge Estates Location: South of Highway 14 Parcel #: 02-13-16 Plant approximately 6 acres in vineyard and construct a 48' x 68' agricultural building, driveway, fencing and utilities servicing the agricultural building. Status: Decided Decision Date: February 26, 2009 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions on vineyard. Denied on agricultural structure. Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Alexandor & Cathy Myszkowski Location: Cooke Road, NE of Coyote Wall Parcel #: 03-11-27 After-the-fact review of approximately 3.5 acres of cultivation of grapes. Status: Decided Decision Date: February 3, 2009 Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Embarq, rep Klickitat County Location: East of Wishram Parcel #: 02-15-16 Bury a communication cable along the south side of Wishram Road. Status: Decided Decision Date: December 26, 2008 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Theodore Sauter, Jr. Location: Sauter Road Parcel #: 03-12-29 After-the-fact application to increase the height of an existing agricultural fence from 4 feet to 7 feet. The fence encloses an existing agricultural use. Status: Decided Decision Date: December 16, 2008 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions. Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Gary & Leslie Pratt Location: Approximately 1 mile north of Hwy 14 on Oak Creek Rd, near Dallesport Parcel #: 02-13-13 An after-the-fact application for a 14' x 18' horse shelter, removing the portion within the 50' stream buffer. Status: Decided Decision Date: November 13, 2008 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Don Cannard of Chinook Trail Assn Location: East of Lyle, WA Parcel #: 02-12-1200-0005/00 Re-route a majority of the Cherry Orchard Trail Status: Decided Decision Date: November 3, 2008 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Jim McColgin & LuAnne Stevens Location: 167 Lyle-Snowden Rd Parcel #: 03-12-21 Cultivate a new 0.64 acre vineyard, install above ground drip irrigation, an associated three-wire trellis system and deer fencing to enclose the vineyard and wire-strand livestock fencing to enclose the western half of the parcel. Status: Decided Decision Date: October 17, 2008 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Brian Aaron Location: 165 Lyle-Snowden Rd Parcel #: 03-12-21 Construct a 30' x 36' barn, driveway, and install associated utilities. Status: Decided Decision Date: October 9, 2008 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: WA Dept of Transportation Location: Across from Arnett Rd on SR 141 alternate within highway right-of-way Parcel #: 03-10-14 Install a 48" wide by 60" high tourist activities sign Status: Decided Decision Date: September 15, 2008 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: WA DNR Location: Approximately 4 miles northeast of Dallesport Parcel #: 03-14-32 Install a sign at the entrance of Columbia Hills Natural Area Preserve to educate the public about approved uses for the site. Status: Decided Decision Date: September 12, 2008 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Marc Dinnerstein Location: 19 Balch Rd, approx. 2 miles east of Lyle Parcel #: 03-12-28 Remove an existing single-family dwelling and fill in the existing septic tank. Status: Decided Decision Date: August 14, 2008 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Larry Shoman Location: Oak Creek Road Parcel #: 02-13-12 Install three outdoor lights Status: Decided Decision Date: August 7, 2008 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: WA Dept of Transportation Location: Highway 14 within highway right-of-way Parcel #: 03-12-34 Install a 108" wide by 72" high tourist activities sign. Status: Decided Decision Date: July 30, 2008 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Alan Busacca, rep. Neva Burris Estate Location: 115 Balch Road, Lyle Parcel #: 03-12-29 Develop a vineyard, winery, agricultural building, and to replace the existing residence. Status: Decided Decision Date: July 23, 2008 Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Verizon Wireless Location: Northwest of Murdock Parcel #: 02-13-08 Install a wireless communication facility Status: Decided Decision Date: July 15, 2008 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Decision 2 Applicant: Donald Stewart Location: 164 Powerhouse Road Parcel #: 03-10-11 Construct a 10' x 10' addition to an existing single-family dwelling and place an underground power line. Status: Decided Decision Date: June 27, 2008 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions -Minor Change issued 7/30/08 Application Public Notice Decision Decision 2 Applicant: Robert and Barbara McCormick Location: West of Lyle-Snowden Road Parcel #: 03-12-28 Enclose an overhang on an existing tasting room and extend the concrete slab on the front of the tasting room by 5 feet. Status: Decided Decision Date: June 22, 2008 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision Applicant: Dirk Steinhour Location: 68 Tuthill Rd, north of Balch Lake Parcel #: 03-12-29 Construct a 1920 sq. ft. agricultural building. Status: Decided Decision Date: June 20, 2008 Decision Summary: Approved with conditions Application Public Notice Decision

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