Electrical permit history — 785 E Grant Rd

Commercial property

785 E Grant Rd

Build year not published — permits on file from 2009 · 8 permits on record; no permitted panel/service or HVAC work among them

Permanent link: Electrical permit history for 785 E Grant Rd (aztucsonelectricalsolutions.com/property/11309225c/785-e-grant-rd-tucson-az-85719) · Public records last checked 2026-08-16

Parcel

11309225C

Built

2009 (earliest permit on file)

Jurisdiction

Tucson

Zoning

C-3

Assessor use

Community Shop Ctr Open Air Parking Facility

Parcel size

1.30 acres

Sewer

No connection on file (sewer or septic status not confirmed by the record — verify on site)

Flood zone

X — minimal flood hazard (FEMA)

Historic preservation

Not on file (City of Tucson HP layers)

See the property

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.

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Is it time to upgrade?

• Electrical service & distributionNot in this windowNothing in the permit records we read for this parcel that names this system. 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. 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 safetyNot in this windowNothing in the permit records we read for this parcel that names this system. Any alarm or sprinkler work here predates this feed. For an occupied commercial building that is worth confirming from the panel and the inspection tags rather than assuming.
• 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

• Worth confirming

  A pool or spa was permitted in 2020. 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.

• Era-based check

  A capacity and condition review is the usual starting point before any tenant improvement or added load. The permit record does not confirm this; an on-site inspection is required.

Most recent permit on record for this parcel: 2024-06-28 (TC-UTL-0624-00034) — · MOUNT MOD: SWAP MOUNT TO 8' · REMOVE ALL ANTENNAS · REMOVE ALL RRHS · REMOVE ALL TMAS · REMOVE ALL COAX · REMOVE ALL NOKIA EQUIPMENT · INSTALL (3) 840-370966K ANTENNAS ON A1/B1/C1 · INSTALL (3) AIR6419 B77D & (3) AIR6419 B77G (STACKED) ON POS A2/B2/C2 · INSTALL (3) 840-370799K ANTENNAS ON A3/B3/C3 · INSTALL (3) 4490 B5/B12A ON SXK1255394/2 B2B'S TO BE SHARED W/ (3) 4415 B30S FOR A1/B1/C1 · INSTALL (3) 4890 B25/B66 ON SXK1255394/2 B2B'S TO BE SHARED W/ (3) 4478 B14'S FOR A3/B3/C3 · INSTALL (1) DC9-48-60-24-8C-EV SQUID · RETAIN (2) DC6-48-60-18-8F SQUID.

Permit history (8)

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.

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.

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.