Electrical permit history — 814 E 1st St

Commercial property

814 E 1st St

Build year not published — permits on file from 2016 · 4 permits on record; no permitted panel/service or HVAC work among them

Permanent link: Electrical permit history for 814 E 1st St (aztucsonelectricalsolutions.com/property/115045820/814-e-1st-st-tucson-az-85719) · Public records last checked 2026-08-17

Parcel

115045820

Built

2016 (earliest permit on file)

Jurisdiction

Tucson

Zoning

R-3

Assessor use

State School Prop

Parcel size

0.15 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

West University Historic District — National Register district (City of Tucson)

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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

• 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: 2016-10-31 (T16RW02421) — REINFORCEMENT- Starting on the S side of S Campbell Ave at TEP pole in the ally, Riser up pole and over lash to existing 1 ¼” Strand heading W for 50' then N. for 66' Riser down pole and pull through Existing Cox Conduit heading N for 965' then riser up pole and over lash to Existing 1 ¼” strand for 3922' Continuing Over lash of 3922' riser down pole and continue N over pulling through Existing Cox Conduit 989' then riser up pole and over lash to Existing 1 ¼” strand for 1927' continue over lash heading W. 833' riser down pole and Pull through existing Cox conduit for 65' continue over pull heading N for 1040'.

Permit history (4)

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

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.