Electrical permit history — 345 N 5th Av

Commercial property

345 N 5th Av

Built 1930 — 1930s commercial stock · last permitted panel/service work 2023 (finaled); a newer 2023 permit is issued · HVAC 2023 (finaled); a newer 2023 permit is issued

Permanent link: Electrical permit history for 345 N 5th Av (aztucsonelectricalsolutions.com/property/11705069e/345-n-5th-av-tucson-az-85705) · Public records last checked 2026-08-16

Parcel

11705069E

Built

1930 (assessor record)

Jurisdiction

Tucson

Zoning

I-1

Assessor use

Restaurant Sit Down W/ Cocktail Lounge

Parcel size

2.58 acres

Building area

13,976 sq ft (assessor record)

Sewer

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

Flood zone

AE — Special Flood Hazard Area (FEMA)

Historic preservation

Warehouse Historic District — National Register district (City of Tucson)

Service on record

City records show the 2023 permit was finalized; the permit description states “PLEASE PAY TCO EXTENSION FEE UNDER TC-CFO-0724-00150. WHEN REQUESTING TCO EXTENSIONS PLEASE REQUEST UNDER TC-CFO-0724-00150. Project is A2 assembly (restaurant). New ground up construction structure with covered patios and site amenities. Full furnished interior dining areas, health compliant kitchen, bar, and restrooms. New HVAC, Plumbing, and Electrical service.”.

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 & distributionCurrentA newer 2023 permit for the same system is recorded as “Issued” — The work was permitted, but final completion is not confirmed. The permit description states “PLEASE PAY TCO FEE TC-CFO-0823-00121. ONCE PAID NEW TCO WILL EXTEND ANOTHER 30DAYS AND WILL EXPIRE 09/21/26. Please request TCO extension in SEPTEMBER Prior to 09/21/26 if needed. Project is A2 assembly (Pickleball Courts) tenant Improvement within existing building . New HVAC, Plumbing, and Electrical service.”. Last permitted 2023 (3 years ago). Worth reading the permit itself: it names the service but does not read as an increase in capacity, so this may have been a like-for-like replacement rather than an upgrade. 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. TC-CFO-0823-00120 — PLEASE PAY TCO EXTENSION FEE UNDER TC-CFO-0724-00150. WHEN REQUESTING TCO EXTENSIONS PLEASE REQUEST UNDER TC-CFO-0724-00150. Project is A2 assembly (restaurant). New ground up construction structure with covered patios and site amenities. Full furnished interior dining areas, health compliant kitchen, bar, and restrooms. New HVAC, Plumbing, and Electrical service.
• Heating, cooling & mechanicalCurrentA newer 2023 permit for the same system is recorded as “Issued” — The work was permitted, but final completion is not confirmed. The permit description states “PLEASE PAY TCO FEE TC-CFO-0823-00121. ONCE PAID NEW TCO WILL EXTEND ANOTHER 30DAYS AND WILL EXPIRE 09/21/26. Please request TCO extension in SEPTEMBER Prior to 09/21/26 if needed. Project is A2 assembly (Pickleball Courts) tenant Improvement within existing building . New HVAC, Plumbing, and Electrical service.”. Last permitted 2023 (3 years ago). 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. TC-CFO-0823-00120 — PLEASE PAY TCO EXTENSION FEE UNDER TC-CFO-0724-00150. WHEN REQUESTING TCO EXTENSIONS PLEASE REQUEST UNDER TC-CFO-0724-00150. Project is A2 assembly (restaurant). New ground up construction structure with covered patios and site amenities. Full furnished interior dining areas, health compliant kitchen, bar, and restrooms. New HVAC, Plumbing, and Electrical service.
• Fire alarm & life safetyCurrentLast permitted 2022 (4 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. TF-FCP-1122-00116 — EXTEND THE EXISTING MONITORING CIRCUIT TO THE NEW SPRINKLER RISER AND KITCHEN HOODS FIRE RELAY -UPDATED TO NEW NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
• 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

  Food service carries heavy, cycling kitchen loads and exhaust interlocks. Capacity and existing panel space are the first things to verify on any remodel.

• Worth confirming

  A pool or spa was permitted in 2022. 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.

Most recent permit on record for this parcel: 2026-03-09 (TR-ROW-0326-00272) — On Sunday, April 12th, Living Streets Alliance will host its 24th Cyclovia Tucson event, having participants enjoy one of Tucson's Bike Boulevards from Downtown to Amphi. It connects the neighborhoods of West University, Feldman's, Sugar Hill, Keeling, Amphi which are part of Ward 3 and Ward 6. The route will also have activities at Doris J. Thompson Park and the smaller park, Catalina Park. Over 45 other nonprofit organizations and NGOs, local businesses, and community partners will bring the 3.25 route to life, providing a free, fun, car-free day for an anticipated 40,000 people from across the region to enjoy. Traffic control set up and take down: Setup: 4am - Take Down: 315pm.

Permit history (45)

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 (7)

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.

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.