Electrical permit history — 15 N Santa Rita Av

Commercial property

15 N Santa Rita Av

Built 1936 — 1930s commercial stock · last permitted panel/service work 2023 (permitted, completion not confirmed)

Permanent link: Electrical permit history for 15 N Santa Rita Av (aztucsonelectricalsolutions.com/property/124062210/15-n-santa-rita-av-tucson-az-85719) · Public records last checked 2026-08-16

Parcel

124062210

Built

1936 (county record)

Jurisdiction

Tucson

Zoning

R-2

Assessor use

Bar Or Tavern

Parcel size

0.17 acres

Building area

1,509 sq ft (assessor record)

Sewer

Connection on file (2024) (county sewer connection records)

Flood zone

X — minimal flood hazard (FEMA)

Historic preservation

Rincon Heights Historic District — National Register district — Contributing (City of Tucson)

Service on record

A 2023 permit was issued; completion is not confirmed in the available record; the permit description states “Electrical service upgrade, tie into existing circuits, install ground rod/ #2 ground/ #4 water bond, install 20a weatherproof outlet below new service” — an increase in capacity as described, not a confirmed installed rating.

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 & distributionPermitted — completion not confirmedA 2023 permit specifies this work (the permit description states “Electrical service upgrade, tie into existing circuits, install ground rod/ #2 ground/ #4 water bond, install 20a weatherproof outlet below new service”), but the available record does not show a final inspection. The work was permitted, but final completion is not confirmed. Official status: Issued. City inspection record: last recorded inspection 2024-03-27; no approved final is shown. TC-RES-1023-08918 — Electrical service upgrade, tie into existing circuits, install ground rod/ #2 ground/ #4 water bond, install 20a weatherproof outlet below new 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 — 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.

Recorded sales (2)

Recorded sales are the sales the Pima County Assessor has on file from affidavits of property value — not every transfer, not listings, and not a valuation. Parties are never shown here. A sale with no permitted electrical work since is worth knowing before the next sale or a remodel.

Most recent permit on record for this parcel: 2025-05-05 (TC-CFO-0525-00054) — Convert existing structure to Wine Bar Cafe, new attached shade structure.

Permit history (9)

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.