Electrical permit history — 576 E 16th St

576 E 16th St, Tucson — built 2001, with 12 permits on record. Review electrical, HVAC and remodel history with links to official records.

Commercial property

576 E 16th St

Built 2001 — 2000s commercial stock · 12 permits on record; no permitted panel/service or HVAC work among them

Parcel
11707102G
Built
2001 (county record)
Jurisdiction
Tucson
Zoning
I-1
Assessor use
Warehousing
Parcel size
1.95 acres
Building area
44,580 sq ft (assessor record)
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)

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County aerial photograph centered on 576 E 16th St, 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.

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  • Electrical service & distributionNot in this windowNothing in the permit records we read for this parcel that names this system. Worth knowing: a 2022 firecons permit is on file (and 1 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. 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 2022 firecons permit is on file (and 1 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. 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 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. T22FC00233 — Installing fire alarm system for monitoring.
  • 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

    Gear in this age range is usually still supported but is due for infrared scanning and torque verification if that has not been done recently. 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.

Most recent permit on record for this parcel: 2022-03-29 (T22FC00233) — Installing fire alarm system for monitoring..

Permit history (12)

Permit history for this parcel — 8 of 12 records
DateRecordWhatStatusValue
2022-03-29finaledT22FC00233City permit recordFIRECONSInstalling fire alarm system for monitoring.Final
2022-01-18expired 2022-07-31T22FC00045City permit recordFIRECONSBAKER #973 - Adding cellular communication device to an existing fire alarm system. 2/11/22 Duplicate See Permit# T21FC00938.Withdrwn
2021-12-28finaledT21FC00938City permit recordFIRECONSAdding fire rated cellular communicator to existing fire system and take over monitoring.Final
2019-03-07finaledT19RW01250City permit recordROWStarting at TEP pole in front of 535 E 16th, St overlash to existing strand going East for 175', riser down the pole and trench /bore 40' East then South 75' to out of row 04/08/2019-PLAN CHANGE STARTING AT TEP POLE IN FRON OF 535 E 16TH ST OVERLASH TO EXISTING STRAND GOING EAST FOR 175', RISER DOWN THE POLE AND TRENCH/BORE 40' EAST THE SOUTH 70' PLACING A NEW COX PED CONTINUE SOUTH 5' TO OUT OF ROWFinal
2018-05-01finaledT18FC00369City permit recordFIRECONSAdd 10 pendent sprinklers under new canopyFinal
2018-02-28expired 2019-05-29T18CM01562City permit recordCOMBOT17DV05038 TI OFFICE/WAREHOUSEExpired
2011-12-06finaledT11OT02245City permit recordC-OF-OC OF O: CABINET STORAGEC of o
2011-08-15finaledT11OT01596City permit recordSIGN19846Final
Show 4 older records
Permit history for this parcel — remaining 4 records
DateRecordWhatStatusValue
2009-03-17C10-01-06City permit recordZoning Verification LetterC10-01-06 Monterey Homes Starr Pass Shadows - - NoSubmitted
2009-03-17C10-01-05City permit recordPool / spaVariance to delete screen wall and loading space.Efectuat
2009-03-17completed 2009-03-17C10-01-05 VarianceZoning ComplianceVariance to delete screen wall and loading space.Effectuated
2000-04-06D00-0019City permit recordDevelopment PackageCOHN WAREHOUSEApproved

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 (14)

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 — 8 of 14 records
DateRecordWhatStatus
2022-10-10T22DV05880Code enforcement caseVegetationClosed - resolved
2021-05-24T21DV03078Code enforcement caseCode enforcement caseNoverify
2021-05-13T21DV02871Code enforcement caseCode enforcement caseComplian
2021-03-19T21DV01553Code enforcement caseRefuseComplian
2018-01-26T18DV00472Code enforcement caseCode enforcement caseComplian
2017-10-11T17DV05255Code enforcement caseCode enforcement caseNoverify
2017-10-02T17DV05038Code enforcement caseWork without permitComplian
2017-04-10T17DV01448Code enforcement caseGraffitiComplian
Show 6 older records
Code enforcement history for this parcel — remaining 6 records
DateRecordWhatStatus
2008-03-31T08DV02633Code enforcement caseCode enforcement caseNoverify
2007-09-25finaledT07FR01873Code enforcement caseCode enforcement caseComplete
2007-09-18finaledT07FR01813Code enforcement caseCode enforcement caseComplete
2007-08-14T07DV07661Code enforcement caseCode enforcement caseComplian
2007-03-02T07DV01989Code enforcement caseCode enforcement caseNoverify
2005-05-02finaledT05FR00591Code enforcement caseCode enforcement caseComplete

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.

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How this report was built

This is a reading of public records for parcel 11707102G — 12 permits on file from 2000 to 2022 (4 firecons, 1 row, 1 combo, 1 c-of-o) and 14 code enforcement cases — 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 2026-08-17; 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.

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