Electrical permit history — 1421 E Benson Hy

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1421 E Benson Hy

A screening report for electrical planning, assembled from public-record indicators. It is not an official record and every figure in it should be verified against the issuing agency before it is relied on.

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Built 1950 — manufactured home · last permitted panel/service work 2000 (finaled) · HVAC 2001 (finaled) · 1 open code case

Permanent link: Electrical permit history for 1421 E Benson Hy (aztucsonelectricalsolutions.com/property/13216035a/1421-e-benson-hy-tucson-az-85714) · Public records last checked 2026-09-22

Is it time to upgrade?

• Electrical service & panelFinaled permit foundLast permitted 2000 (26 years ago). The permit describes an increase in capacity, which is the single best sign the electrical has actually been brought forward. T00EL02588 — UPGRADE:ELECTRIC 100AMP TO 150AMP-ADD 4 RECEPTS
• Heating & coolingLikely dueLast permitted 2001 (25 years ago). Cooling equipment works 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. Equipment from before about 2010 generally runs R-22, which has not been produced since 2020 — repairs mean reclaimed refrigerant at a price that often exceeds replacing the unit. T01ME00294 — FURNACE:REPLACEMENT (APA)
• Water heaterNot in this windowNothing in the permit records we read for this parcel that names this system. Water heaters are frequently swapped without a permit, so this line is especially weak evidence either way.
• RoofNot in this windowNothing in the permit records we read for this parcel that names this system. The assessor records the roof as Composition Shingle.
• Plumbing work on recordOn recordLast permitted 2015 (11 years ago). Plumbing permits cover everything from a full re-pipe to a few feet of sewer repair, so this is a record that work happened rather than a statement about the whole system. T15CM00413 — SEWER LINE REPLACMENT

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 digitized. 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 finaled 2000 panel/service permit is on record for this parcel, which makes it unlikely the original 60–100 A equipment is still in place. That is a permit record, not an inspection — verify the installed rating and the panel brand on site before sizing anything new. The permit record does not confirm this; an on-site inspection is required.

• Worth looking at

  There is an open code enforcement case on this parcel. An open case can hold up a permit, and if it touches unpermitted work the electrical scope usually has to be brought up to code as part of resolving it.

• Worth confirming

  Bonding and grounding are the common finding on older units — the frame must be bonded, and the neutral and ground have to stay separated downstream of the service disconnect at the pedestal.

• Worth confirming

  There is an electrical reconnect permit from 2025. The service was disconnected at some point and brought back — usually after a vacancy, a utility disconnect, or work that required the power off. Worth knowing what prompted it.

• Routine

  Adding an EV charger, a mini-split, or a casita usually means looking at the pedestal service and feeder capacity rather than the panel inside the home.

• Routine

  A trade permit was pulled in 2024. Trade permits cover electrical, plumbing, and mechanical work individually, so some permitted trade work has been done here since.

What to check at the panel

Everything above is read off public records. These are the things only someone standing at the panel can settle, and they take about a minute. Check them against the rating the permit above describes rather than against the era — the permit is the better evidence, and neither one is an inspection.

1. The rating on the main breaker at the service pedestal, not the panel inside the home — the pedestal is the service.
2. The condition of the feeder running from the pedestal to the home, and its rating. Undersizing and corrosion show up here first.
3. Whether the frame is bonded, and whether neutral and ground are separated downstream of the pedestal disconnect. This is the most common finding on older units.
4. Whether the water heater, dryer and range are gas or electric — no public record carries fuel type, and it is the single biggest variable in what the service can still take.

The record behind this read

Parcel

13216035A

Year constructed

1950 (assessor record)

Permitting authority

Tucson

Zoning

C-2

Living area

2,034 sq ft

Heating

Wall Furnace

Service on record

City records show the 2000 permit was finalized; the permit description states “UPGRADE:ELECTRIC 100AMP TO 150AMP-ADD 4 RECEPTS” — an increase in capacity as described, not a confirmed installed rating.

The living area and heating above come from the Pima County Assessor’s record, as we read it on 28 Jan 2026. Each other row names its own source.

The most recent permitted work on this parcel was in 2025. That says the parcel was worked on under permit, not what the work covered — a roof, a pool or a changeout tells you nothing about the electrical service. Work done without a permit leaves no trace here at all.

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.

Utility and upgrade pathElectric service here is Tucson Electric Power (TEP). A service or panel upgrade needs a TEP meter release and has to meet TEP’s service requirements — meter height and location, clearances, and the point of attachment. See TEP new-service requirements and the TEP standards notes.

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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.

What the flood note is not. The flood zone shown is FEMA’s National Flood Hazard Layer — the federal insurance map. Local floodplain mapping is not reproduced here; use the authority’s own map, linked above. Nothing here is a floodplain determination, an elevation certificate, or a substitute for one. A parcel can straddle a boundary, and a Letter of Map Amendment can remove a structure the map still covers. For a determination, ask the floodplain administrator for the jurisdiction named above; for a design that has to satisfy one, that is work we do.