Electrical permit history — 3585 N Romero Rd

3585 N Romero Rd, Tucson — built 1975, with 8 permits on record. Review electrical, HVAC and remodel history with links to official records.

Commercial property

3585 N Romero Rd

Built 1975 — 1970s commercial stock · 8 permits on record; no permitted panel/service or HVAC work among them

Parcel
10611001L
Built
1975 (county record)
Jurisdiction
Tucson
Zoning
C-2
Assessor use
Office Building 1 Story
Parcel size
0.49 acres
Building area
1,819 sq ft (assessor record)
Sewer
No connection on file (sewer or septic status not confirmed by the record — verify on site)
Flood zone
X (shaded) — 0.2% annual-chance flood hazard (FEMA)
Historic preservation
Not on file (City of Tucson HP layers)

See the property

County aerial photograph centered on 3585 N Romero Rd, parcel outlined

Pima County orthophoto (Pictometry 2024 / PAG 2023 / NAIP 2023 mosaic) — parcel outlined in yellow. Aerials can predate recent work and show nothing about what is inside; context, not evidence.

Is it time to upgrade?

  • Electrical service & distributionNot in this windowNothing in the permit records we read for this parcel that names this system. Worth knowing: a 2005 spklr permit is on file — work like this is often folded into a larger permit without being named, so open that record and check its scope before concluding anything. That does not mean the gear is original — only that nothing has been permitted here recently. Where it matters is capacity: obsolete distribution lines carry breaker and fusible-switch lead times that turn an outage into a shutdown, and that is worth knowing before a new tenant or a new rooftop unit. Separately from replacement: NFPA 70E expects the arc-flash study to be reviewed at least every five years, or after any change to the service.
  • Heating, cooling & mechanicalNot in this windowNothing in the permit records we read for this parcel that names this system. Worth knowing: a 2005 spklr permit is on file — work like this is often folded into a larger permit without being named, so open that record and check its scope before concluding anything. Packaged rooftop units work harder in Tucson than almost anywhere, so 12 to 15 years is a realistic service life rather than the 15 to 20 the industry quotes. Worth confirming from the equipment nameplate rather than the record. Replacing a rooftop unit is also an electrical question: the new unit's minimum circuit ampacity and its disconnect often differ from the old one.
  • Fire alarm & life safetyLikely dueLast permitted 2005 (21 years ago). Panels and devices age out on their own schedule, and the code moves underneath them — a system that was compliant when installed is not automatically compliant now. T05BU00613 — FIRE SPKR:ADD 10 & INSTALL 20LF OF 4"PIPE
  • RoofNot in this windowNothing in the permit records we read for this parcel that names this system. Roof age matters electrically too: it sets what can be penetrated for new rooftop units, conduit, or solar.

A found permit means a lot. A missing one means less. We read the City of Tucson’s own permit file, not a recent extract of it — back to about 2006, and into the 1990s on properties with that much history. Microfiche before then was never fully digitised. Every record links to the city’s official file. A blank line does not say nothing was done: work gets done without permits all the time. The only way to know what is actually installed is to look at it.

What that usually means electrically

  • Era-based check — high priority

    Distribution gear this age is frequently past the point where the manufacturer still supports it. Breakers and fusible switches for obsolete lines can carry long lead times, which turns an outage into a shutdown. The permit record does not confirm this; an on-site inspection is required.

  • Era-based check

    NFPA 70E expects arc-flash studies to be reviewed at least every five years, or after any change to the service. Buildings this age often have labeling that no longer matches the installed gear. The permit record does not confirm this; an on-site inspection is required.

  • Worth confirming

    A pool or spa was permitted in 2021. Pool equipment brings its own bonding grid, GFCI requirements, and usually a subpanel — and the bonding rules have tightened since, so older installations are worth verifying.

  • Routine

    Office and medical tenant improvements are usually limited by available panel spaces and branch circuit capacity, not by the service itself.

Recorded sales (3)

Recorded transfers from the Pima County Assessor — 3 of 3
DatePriceType
2013-10-28$260,000Warranty Deed
2002-03-21$325,000Warranty Deed
1998-10-30$76,000Joint Tenancy Deed

Recorded sales are the sales the Pima County Assessor has on file from affidavits of property value — not every transfer, not listings, and not a valuation. Parties are never shown here. A sale with no permitted electrical work since is worth knowing before the next sale or a remodel.

Most recent permit on record for this parcel: 2021-08-31 (DP21-0226) — Site/Grading/Swppp/Floodplain - Arizona Steel and Ornamental Supply..

Permit history (8)

Permit history for this parcel — 8 of 8 records
DateRecordWhatStatusValue
2021-08-31DP21-0226City permit recordDevelopment PackageSite/Grading/Swppp/Floodplain - Arizona Steel and Ornamental Supply.Awaiting customer attention
2021-08-18T21CM06730City permit recordCOMBONEW STORAGE BUILDING DPVoid
2021-03-05finaledT21RW01043City permit recordPool / spaBORE 445' TO PLACE 3-1.25" INNERDUCT AND PULL FIBER. PLACE 2-30X48 HANDHOLES AND PLACE 6 DOWN GUYS AND 7 ANCHORS. PLACE AERIAL CABLE AND STRAND FOR 6726' BUS STOP IN THE AREA, CONTACT SUN TRAN, BEA PAULUS AT 520-206-8826 AND/OR CHRISTINA ROCK AT 520-206-8934 24-HOURS PRIOR TO START OF WORK FOR COORDINATION. PLACE "BUSINESS ACCESS" SIGNS APPROPRIATELY. SEVERAL BUSINESSES ALONG ROUTE. INGRESS/ EGRESS FOR BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL ACCESS SHALL BE MAINTAINED. FIELD ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE REQUIRED. PAVEMENT PATCHING IS NECESSARY WHERE PAVEMENT IS CUT. PATCH LIMITS- THE LIMITS OF THE PAVING SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 1-FT OUTSIDE THE EXCAVATION. POTHOLES SPACED CLOSELY TOGETHER AND WITHIN 8-FT OF EACH OTHER WILL NEED TO BE JOINED TOGETHER BY ONE SURFACE PATCH. BACKFILL WITH CLSM SLURRY OR AGGREGATE BASE COURSE (ABC.) ASPHALTIC CONCRETE USED SHALL BE CITY OF TUCSON MIX NO. 3 OR COT MIX NO. 2 WITH TR-22, INSPECTOR TO ADVISE. TRENCHES/ PITS CANNOT BE LEFT OPEN OVERNIGHT. MUST BE BACKFILLED AND PATCHED OR PLATED. REPLACE/ REFRESH ALL STRIPING THAT IS INTERRUPTED BY PATCHES. REPAIR ALL LANDSCAPING DISTURBED. THIS INCLUDES IRRIGATION, PLANTINGS, GROUNDCOVER, AND HARDSCAPE. GOOD HOUSEKEEPING MEASURES SHALL BE PRACTICED DURING WORK AND CONSTRUCTION. MAINTAIN PEDESTRIAN ACCESS MAINTAIN ACCESS TO BUS STOPS AND FOR PEDESTRIAN INGRESS/ EGRESS.Final
2020-10-26finaledT20RW05834City permit recordROWCELL TOWER WORKFinal
2019-03-01finaledT19RW01087City permit recordRight-of-Way (ROW)Starting on the S/W corner of W. Prince RD and Romero Rd at TEP pole, riser down pole and Trench /bo; Work Order: 415201800000296403Complete
2018-01-02expired 2018-04-03T18RW00053City permit recordROWSTARTING AT TEP POLE IN FRONT OF RESIDENECE, TRENCH/BORE SOUTH FOR 12' TO OUT OF ROW PEDESTRIAN ACCESS MUST BE PROVIDED AND MAINTAINED PER MUTCD CHAPTER 6D. FIELD ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE REQUIRED.Expired
2008-09-05expired 2008-11-04T08EX00710City permit recordEXCAV4X6 & 2X25Closed
2005-03-16finaledT05BU00613City permit recordSPKLRFIRE SPKR:ADD 10 & INSTALL 20LF OF 4"PIPEFinal

How to read the status column: Final / Complete / C of O — city records show the permit was finalized. Issued — the work was permitted, but final completion is not confirmed. Applied / In review / Approved / Fees paid — proposed, not completion. Expired — the permit expired without a confirmed final status. Void / Withdrawn / Canceled — not evidence the work was installed. Any other status is shown exactly as the issuing office records it, without a completion reading.

Code enforcement (1)

Code cases and housing-code violations recorded against this parcel, by category. Closed cases stay on the record, and most of these are closed — check the status column. We show the category and the official record number rather than the complaint text, which often names people who have nothing to do with the property.

Code enforcement history for this parcel — 1 of 1 records
DateRecordWhatStatus
2021-05-28T21DV03212Code enforcement caseRefuseClosed - resolved

Record numbers link to the City of Tucson’s official file. Highlighted rows are the ones that imply electrical work or an unpermitted-work finding.

This is an inference from public records — the year a structure was built, how it is classified, and what has been permitted. It is not an inspection, and nothing here confirms what is actually installed at this address. The only way to know is to look in the panel.

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The contractor’s read is a plain-English brief of the record above, written by AI — what it shows across electrical, mechanical and the building itself, what is missing for the era, and what to verify on site.

How this report was built

This is a reading of public records for parcel 10611001L — 8 permits on file from 2005 to 2021 (2 row, 1 development package, 1 combo, 1 pool / spa) and 1 code enforcement case — assembled from the Pima County parcel file, the City of Tucson’s Property Research Online file (permits back to about 2006, further on some parcels), and the City’s GIS permit and code-enforcement layers (2022 onward). Public records last checked 2026-08-16; the record is re-read at least weekly. Each permit and code case links to its official file. The verdicts are inferences from what was permitted and when, and from the era the building went up; they are not an inspection, and nothing here confirms what is installed. A permit that is present is strong evidence; a permit that is absent is weak evidence — plenty of work is never permitted, and older county records were only partly moved online.

The interactive version of this report can also read the plan sheets behind a City of Tucson permit and write a contractor’s brief of the whole record — those buttons appear once the page finishes loading. Written and maintained by Arizona Electrical Solutions, LLC, a licensed Tucson contractor (ROC 276948 CR-11 electrical, ROC 326401 CR-39 HVAC, ROC 329360 KB-1, ROC 312437 KA).

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