A. Mechanical contractor. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons representing or operating under the auspices of a proprietorship, partnership, firm, or corporation to conduct, carry on, or engage in the business of mechanical work or act in the capacity of a mechanical contractor, without first being approved by the Building Official, and having had issued to them a valid mechanical contractor’s license pursuant to Chapter 15.04.
1. MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR means a proprietorship, partnership, firm, or corporation, who for compensation undertakes or offers to undertake mechanical contracting. As a proprietorship, partnership, firm, or corporation, the owner shall be qualified in the mechanical trade as a mechanical contractor, or have employed as a supervisor a person with said qualifications and license. The mechanical contractor’s license shall be issued in the name of an individual, DBA (doing business as) company name. The individual licensed as a contractor under a proprietorship, partnership, firm, or corporation, shall have 6 years verifiable experience, via completion of the work record portion of the mechanical license application, and be qualified in planning, superintending, and the practical installation of mechanical system. A completed 18-24 month mechanical educational program will count as 1 year of experience and a completed 9-12 month mechanical educational program will count as 1/2 year experience.
2. MECHANICAL CONTRACTING means the enlargement, alteration, improvement, conversion, or installation of mechanical systems; including the planning, superintending and the practical installation; and being familiar with the laws, rules and regulations governing the same.
3. If the person holding the contractor’s license for a business leaves that business, that existing business will have 30 days to obtain another contractor’s license under another person.
B. Mechanical installer. It shall be unlawful for any person to labor at the trade or in the capacity of a mechanical installer without first being approved by the Building Official and having had issued to him or her a valid mechanical installer’s license pursuant to Chapter 15.04. It shall also be unlawful for any person to labor at the trade or in the capacity of a mechanical installer if he or she is not engaged as an employee of, or otherwise working under the direction of, a mechanical contractor. In order to be licensed as a mechanical installer, a person must have 4 years verifiable experience, via completion of the work record portion of the mechanical license application, in the installation of mechanical equipment. A completed 18-24 month mechanical educational program will count as 1 year of experience and a completed 9- 12 month mechanical educational program will count as 1/2 year experience. A person who is licensed as a mechanical contractor is not required to obtain a mechanical installer’s license in order to labor at the trade or in the capacity of a mechanical installer.
1. MECHANICAL INSTALLER means any person who installs, lays out, alters or repairs mechanical or HVAC systems in all buildings and structures.
C. Mechanical apprentice. It shall be unlawful for any person to labor at the trade or in the capacity of a mechanical apprentice without first being approved by the Building Official and having had issued to him or her a valid mechanical apprentice license pursuant to Chapter 15.04.
1. MECHANICAL APPRENTICE means any person other than a mechanical installer who is engaged in working as an employee of a mechanical contractor under the immediate and personal supervision of a mechanical installer, learning and assisting in the installation of mechanical systems. No apprentice shall be in charge of any phase of work.
D. Appliance specialist. It shall be unlawful for any person to labor at the trade or in the capacity of an appliance specialist without first being approved the Rapid City Building Official and having had issued to him a valid appliance specialist license pursuant to Chapter 15.04.
1. APPLIANCE SPECIALIST means any person other than a mechanical contractor, installer, or apprentice who is engaged only in the installation of listed and labeled gas burning hearth appliances and their venting systems, listed and labeled solid fuel fireplaces and cord wood burning appliances and their venting systems, and listed and labeled wood pellet and biomass burning appliances and their venting systems.
E. Any licensed Rapid City plumbing contractor or their licensed employees can install piping or tubing for a hydronic or refrigeration system following the requirements of Chapters 11 and 12 of the International Mechanical Code, 2018 edition as adopted by the City of Rapid City; and boilers following the requirements of Chapter 10 of the International Mechanical Code, 2018 edition as adopted by the City of Rapid City.
(Ord. 6265 (part), 2019: Ord. 6003 (part), 2014: Ord. 5899 (part), 2013)