Critical watch · Point Reyes

Grandi Building hotel and restaurant renovation

11101 State Route 1, Point Reyes Station

Planning approvals granted

Latest known status · Jul. 25, 2026
The Deputy Zoning Administrator approved coastal development, master use and design-review permits on April 9, 2026. The County also gave preliminary approval, with conditions, to the proposed septic system. The building-permit feed checked July 25 showed no renovation permit for the site.

Planning case P5581 · APN 119-234-01 · Open official County project page — P5581

Restore and adapt the historic Grandi Building as a 34-room hotel, 60-seat restaurant and 400-square-foot retail space, with two employee apartments in an adjacent storage building and a new onsite wastewater system.

Sources: Official County project page and adopted resolution, live County building-permit feed, and dated local reporting.

What to watch

  • Planning approvals granted April 9: The County approved the coastal development permit, master use permit and design review. The septic proposal received preliminary approval with conditions. Open County project page — P5581

  • What to watch next: Final wastewater clearances, a renovation building-permit application or issuance, and the start of construction. No future hearing date was found.

Recent project coverage

Critical watch · Point Reyes

Point Reyes 67-lot subdivision proposal

Point Reyes Station · APNs 119-050-04, 119-050-09, 119-140-03 and 119-140-09

Application withdrawn

Latest known status · Apr. 29, 2026
The developer withdrew the application while the County considers coastal-development rule changes, according to the Point Reyes Light. The site remains on the watchlist for a possible refiling.

Planning case P5033 · Read the latest status report

The withdrawn proposal covered 82.32 acres and 67 lots: 61 market-rate single-family parcels, three parcels designated for 22 affordable units, two wetland-preservation parcels, roads, stormwater facilities and community wastewater systems.

Sources: April 29 Point Reyes Light status report, checked against an older archived County project page.

What to watch

  • No active hearing or deadline found: The application was reported withdrawn, so no project hearing or comment deadline is currently listed in the sources checked.

  • Next update to watch for: A new or refiled application, or a County decision changing the coastal rules that prompted the pause. No date has been announced. Background on the pause

Recent project coverage

Regional high-impact watch

Large Tomales agricultural development proposal

28200 State Route 1, Tomales

Application incomplete

Latest known status · Feb. 6, 2026
Incomplete on the latest accessible archived County project page.

Planning case P6126 · Open archived official County page

Approximately 42,085 square feet of proposed development, including a 7,480-square-foot farmhouse, equipment barn, stable, corral, two agricultural-worker housing units, road improvements and a new septic system.

Sources: Archived official County page; current live status has not been independently confirmed.

What to watch

  • No public hearing date found: The cited County page lists the application as incomplete and does not show a hearing, comment deadline or decision date.

  • Next update to watch for: Submission of missing material followed by a County completeness determination. Environmental and coastal review may follow if the application advances; no date is published.

Recent project coverage

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The people listed below have volunteered to be a lead person to assist the Association in monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on the listed current or long-term issues facing the community.

A lead person follows the project, calls a meeting with a working group when needed, and reports to the Association as needed. We hope to have two people to share these tasks.

If you want more information about any one of these issues or how you can assist the community, contact one of these leads via email.

Get Involved

Grandi Building – Pamela Bridges
P.bridges@mac.com

Mesa Restrooms – Rhonda Kutter
Rlkutter@gmail.com

Point Reyes Good Luck Fund - Heather Mickley
heather@goodluck.org

Point Reyes 2050 – Steve Antonaros
santonaros@gmail.com

Preservation – Serena Fritz, Victoria Swift
Serena@fritzpropertygroup.com
Victoria@vitacollage.com

Gas station -Pamela Bridges, Laura Arndt
P.bridges@mac.com
Laura.l.arndt@att.net 

Supervisor Rodoni’s Recusals -

Pamela Bridges, Laura Arndt,

P.bridges@mac.com
Laura.l.arndt@att.net 

Agriculture - Luke Regalbutto
Regalluke@gmail.com

Alliance of Coastal Marin Villages – Ken Levin
klevin13@gmail.com

DPW/Caltrans/Safe Routes to School – Rhonda Kutter, Ken Levin
Rlkutter@gmail.com
klevin13@gmail.com

Cui Subdivision – Kirk Marckwald, Lynn Axelrod
Kirk@ceaconsulting.com

Dark Sky West Marin - Laura Arndt
Laura.l.arndt@att.net

Future of Point Reyes National Seashore - Mark van Krieken markvk4@comcast.net


The Supervisor’s Recusal on local project reviews continues to be a serious issue for people in our community, and we would like to have a better understanding of our Supervisor’s rationale. We have invited Supervisor Dennis Rodoni to respond to a number of questions the community has with regard to his Recusals.

Link to Supervisor Rodoni’s response to these questions as of September 3, 2025