Electrical permit history — 615 W Alturas St

Electrical Property Screening Report · Home

615 W Alturas St

A screening report for electrical planning, assembled from public-record indicators. It is not an official record and every figure in it should be verified against the issuing agency before it is relied on.

Verify parcel data at official source ↗

Built 1946 — pre-1950 knob-and-tube era · last permitted panel/service work 1997 (finaled)

Permanent link: Electrical permit history for 615 W Alturas St (aztucsonelectricalsolutions.com/property/10709066d/615-w-alturas-st-tucson-az-85705) · Public records last checked 2026-08-22

Is it time to upgrade?

• Electrical service & panelFinaled permit foundLast permitted 1997 (29 years ago). The permit describes an increase in capacity, which is the single best sign the electrical has actually been brought forward. T97EL01448 — UPGRADE:ELECTRIC:60 AMP TO 100 AMP
• Heating & coolingNot in this windowNothing in the permit records we read for this parcel that names this system. Worth knowing: a 2024 fire alarm system permit is on file (and 2 more like it) — work like this is often folded into a larger permit without being named, so open that record and check its scope before concluding anything. The assessor records cooling as WARMED AND COOLED AIR and heating as Forced Air. Cooling equipment works 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.
• Water heaterLikely dueLast permitted 2009 (17 years ago). T09CM01470 — REPLACE WATER HEATER, REPAIR ELECTRICAL TO WH AND COOLER; T09DV00980 R1-COMPLIANCE INSPECTION NEEDED FOR EXPIRED ROOF PERMIT
• RoofNot in this windowNothing in the permit records we read for this parcel that names this system. The assessor records the roof as Composition Shingle.
• Plumbing work on recordOn recordLast permitted 2024 (2 years ago). Plumbing permits cover everything from a full re-pipe to a few feet of sewer repair, so this is a record that work happened rather than a statement about the whole system. (CONTINUATION OF WORK FROM Expired permit TR-ROW-1123-01371) --- ROW Utilities Scope of work along 15th Ave and Alturas Street - Extend for 12 additional weeks for civil work to include underground utilities and driveway to housing development along Alturas Street and 15th Avenue. Permit update 8/7/2024: Paving has been delayed due to Sewer and TEP Work Inspections. Requesting a 60 day extension allowing for all underground utilities to be inspected and moratorium paving work to be completed.

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 digitized. 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

  A finaled 1997 panel/service permit is on record for this parcel, which makes it unlikely the original 30–60 A equipment is still in place. That is a permit record, not an inspection — verify the installed rating and the panel brand on site before sizing anything new. The permit record does not confirm this; an on-site inspection is required.

• Era-based check — high priority

  Knob-and-tube wiring may still be present in original, un-remodeled areas. It has no ground and is not rated for modern loads or insulation contact. The permit record does not confirm this; an on-site inspection is required.

• Era-based check — high priority

  Branch circuits from this era are typically ungrounded two-wire — the reason you see two-prong outlets or ungrounded three-prong replacements. The permit record does not confirm this; an on-site inspection is required.

• Worth confirming

  There is an electrical reconnect permit from 2023. The service was disconnected at some point and brought back — usually after a vacancy, a utility disconnect, or work that required the power off. Worth knowing what prompted it.

• Worth confirming

  A pool or spa was permitted in 2010. 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

  A trade permit was pulled in 2022. Trade permits cover electrical, plumbing, and mechanical work individually, so some permitted trade work has been done here since.

What to check at the panel

Everything above is read off public records. These are the things only someone standing at the panel can settle, and they take about a minute. Check them against the rating the permit above describes rather than against the era — the permit is the better evidence, and neither one is an inspection.

1. The number stamped on the main breaker handle — 100, 125, 150, 175 or 200. That is the service rating, and no record on this page confirms it.
2. The busbar rating printed on the panel label. It is a different number from the main breaker, and it is the one that decides how much solar a panel can take under the 120% rule.
3. The manufacturer and catalog number on the label inside the door.
4. How many full-size spaces are left, how many positions the label permits a tandem breaker in, and the tandem limit the label states. A full panel is a different job from a full service.
5. The conductor material at the main lugs, and whether the terminations look clean and tight.
6. Whether there is a separate meter-main outside as well as the panel indoors — that changes where a disconnect and any new feeder would land.
7. Whether the water heater, dryer and range are gas or electric. No public record carries fuel type, and it is the single biggest variable in a load calculation — it can move the calculated load on the same house by more than 40 A.
8. Whether any knob-and-tube is still live where it is visible — in the attic, the basement or a crawlspace — and whether insulation has been laid over it.
9. Whether receptacles are two-prong, and whether any three-prong replacements have an actual ground behind them. A $10 tester answers this at every outlet.
10. Whether the kitchen counter, bathroom, garage and exterior receptacles have GFCI protection, and whether the test button actually trips them.

Solar potential

The county’s building-footprint layer maps ≈ 3,677 sq ft of roof plan area here across 4 structures. In Tucson a rooftop array produces about 1,645 kWh per installed kW per year (PVWatts), so a typical 6–8 kW home system fits on a fraction of that roof and makes roughly 10,000–13,000 kWh a year. TEP credits exported surplus at its RCP rate — about 5¢/kWh for new applications, locked for 10 years — so sizing to the home’s own use matters more than filling the roof. If solar shows in this property’s permit record, check whether it was permitted and finaled.

The record behind this read

Parcel

10709066D

Year constructed

1946 (county record)

Permitting authority

Tucson

Zoning

MH-1

Living area

47,307 sq ft

Cooling

WARMED AND COOLED AIR

Heating

Forced Air

Estimated electrical service era

approximately 30–60 A (estimated from the year built, 1946 — not a measurement; verify on site)

Service on record

City records show the 1997 permit was finalized; the permit description states “UPGRADE:ELECTRIC:60 AMP TO 100 AMP” — an increase in capacity as described, not a confirmed installed rating.

The living area, cooling and heating above come from the Pima County Assessor’s record, as we read it on 28 Jan 2026. Each other row names its own source.

The most recent permitted work on this parcel was in 2025. That says the parcel was worked on under permit, not what the work covered — a roof, a pool or a changeout tells you nothing about the electrical service. Work done without a permit leaves no trace here at all.

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. See an error in this public-record report? Report a correction · About this data.

Utility and upgrade pathElectric service here is Tucson Electric Power (TEP). A service or panel upgrade needs a TEP meter release and has to meet TEP’s service requirements — meter height and location, clearances, and the point of attachment. See TEP new-service requirements and the TEP standards notes.

In the public record: All homes in 85705 · Homes by ZIP code · Commercial property in 85705 · Permit data by neighborhood

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.

What the flood note is not. The flood zone shown is FEMA’s National Flood Hazard Layer — the federal insurance map. Local floodplain mapping is not reproduced here; use the authority’s own map, linked above. Nothing here is a floodplain determination, an elevation certificate, or a substitute for one. A parcel can straddle a boundary, and a Letter of Map Amendment can remove a structure the map still covers. For a determination, ask the floodplain administrator for the jurisdiction named above; for a design that has to satisfy one, that is work we do.