Building in Ross
Small-town review with a long design-review calendar. We plan the schedule around it.
Greenport is a design-build general contractor and millwork shop in San Rafael, founded in 2012 by brothers Eli and Jacob Froneberger, both raised in Marin. We hold California General Building license #1073941, and we mill our own casework at 47 Louise St, a short drive from Ross.
Permitting
The Town of Ross Planning Department administers review, with the Advisory Design Review Group and Town Council weighing in on visible exterior work. Floor area and lot coverage limits are enforced tightly.
Housing stock
Large estate-scale houses on generous, heavily treed lots, many historic, along with early-century houses near the Ross Common.
What decides the schedule
Design review sets the schedule. Exterior changes that read from the street or from a neighbor's property should be resolved in drawings before submittal, not negotiated at the hearing.
Common project types
- Historic-sensitive renovation and restoration
- Additions within strict floor-area limits
- Interior reconfiguration and full millwork packages
- Guest houses and accessory structures
- Region
- Marin County
- Shop
- 47 Louise St, San Rafael, CA 94901
- License
- #1073941, active through 3/31/2027
- Hours
- Monday to Sunday, 8am to 6pm
- Reviews
- 5.0 from 17 Google reviews
Ross questions
- Who issues building permits in Ross?
- The Town of Ross Planning Department administers review, with the Advisory Design Review Group and Town Council weighing in on visible exterior work. Floor area and lot coverage limits are enforced tightly.
- What kind of work does Greenport do in Ross?
- Historic-sensitive renovation and restoration; Additions within strict floor-area limits; Interior reconfiguration and full millwork packages; Guest houses and accessory structures. We are a design-build general contractor and millwork shop, so drawings, permits, construction, and cabinetry come from one firm.
- How long does design review take in Ross?
- It varies with hearing calendars and the visibility of the work. We build the review timeline into the schedule at the feasibility stage and tell you the realistic start date, not the optimistic one.