Title 10 Regulation of Activities
Division II. License Code
Chapter 10.29 Contractors and Workers
Article III. Others
Section 10.29.030 Heating Mechanics – License
No person may perform work requiring a mechanical permit without a license issued by the Development Services Department of the appropriate type as follows:
- A gas heating mechanic I license authorizes the holder to do gas fitting work on a gas:
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- system or gas appliance utilizing up to four hundred thousand BTU input per hour, or
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- appliance in excess of four hundred thousand BTU input per hour under the direct supervision and in the presence of a gas heating mechanic II.
- A gas heating mechanic II license authorizes the holder to do industrial gas fitting work (exceeding four hundred thousand BTU) on any permit a mechanical contractor can take out.
- Contractors who obtain permits requiring a heating mechanics license and the installer who performs the installation shall both be liable for the civil infraction set forth in SMC 01.05.
Date Passed: Monday, October 20, 2025
Effective Date: Friday, November 28, 2025
ORD C36753 Section 4
