Planning some improvements around your home or business?  If you are, the City of Fullerton may be able to help you save some money in the process.

Beginning July 1, the city will implement its new “Building Fee Waiver Program” for “green” (environmentally sustainable) projects.

The fee waiver program was requested by the Fullerton City Council, said John Godlewski, director of the city’s Community Development Department, which includes the Building Division. 

Godlewski explained the program will waive permits for “green” improvements – those that save energy use, water consumption, etc. – for residential, commercial and industrial properties.

“Due to changing economic conditions and federal policies, the proposal is focused on encouraging owners to make resource-saving improvements to their properties,” Godlewski said.

Types of “green improvements” included in the fee waver program include tankless domestic water heaters, skylights approved by the California Energy Commission, renewable energy systems, and installation of solar panels, high-performance windows, waterless urinals, and photo voltaic solar systems.