Electrical permit history — 840 S Santa Rita Av
840 S Santa Rita Av, Tucson — built 1985, with 5 permits on record. Review electrical, HVAC and remodel history with links to official records.
Commercial property
840 S Santa Rita Av
Built 1985 — 1980s commercial stock · last permitted panel/service work 2025 (permitted, completion not confirmed)
Permanent link: Electrical permit history for 840 S Santa Rita Av (aztucsonelectricalsolutions.com/property/12417168c/840-s-santa-rita-av-tucson-az-85719) · Public records last checked 2026-08-16
- Parcel
- 12417168C
- Built
- 1985 (county record)
- Jurisdiction
- Tucson
- Zoning
- I-1
- Assessor use
- Multiuse Or Miscellaneous Industrial
- Parcel size
- 0.21 acres
- Building area
- 3,106 sq ft (assessor record)
- Sewer
- Connection on file (1984) (county sewer connection records)
- Flood zone
- X — minimal flood hazard (FEMA)
- Historic preservation
- Not on file (City of Tucson HP layers)
- Service on record
- A 2025 permit was issued; completion is not confirmed in the available record; the permit description states “200 Amp service repair and replacement - like-for-like.”.
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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.
Is it time to upgrade?
- Electrical service & distributionPermitted — completion not confirmedA 2025 permit specifies this work (the permit description states “200 Amp service repair and replacement - like-for-like.”), but the available record does not show a final inspection. The work was permitted, but final completion is not confirmed. Official status: Issued. TC-COM-0125-00036 — 200 Amp service repair and replacement - like-for-like.
- 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
Industrial and warehouse space usually means three-phase motor loads. High-bay LED retrofits and added VFDs both change the load picture.
Recorded sales (1)
| Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-09-30 | $275,000 | Warranty Deed |
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: 2025-01-05 (TC-COM-0125-00036) — 200 Amp service repair and replacement - like-for-like..
Permit history (5)
| Date | Record | What | Status | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-05expired 2025-07-21 | TC-COM-0125-00036City permit record | Commercial Building200 Amp service repair and replacement - like-for-like. | Issued | |
| 2011-12-13finaled | T11CM03788City permit record | COMBOTI: 3,142 S.F. OFFICE/WAREHOUSE - COMM | Final | |
| 2010-10-15finaled | T10OT02243City permit record | SIGN19019 | Final | |
| 2010-09-21finaled | T10BU01458City permit record | BUILDADDT: SHADE STRUCTURE | Final | |
| 2010-09-15finaled | T10OT01973City permit record | C-OF-OC OF O: HEAVY EQUIPMENT STORAGE/CONSTRUCTION OFFICE | C of o |
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.
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How this report was built
This is a reading of public records for parcel 12417168C — 5 permits on file from 2010 to 2025 (1 commercial building, 1 combo, 1 sign, 1 build) — 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 2026-08-16; 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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