Electrical permit history — 3757 E Columbia St

3757 E Columbia St, Tucson — built 1998, with 16 permits on record. Review electrical, HVAC and remodel history with links to official records.

Commercial property

3757 E Columbia St

Built 1998 — 1990s commercial stock · 16 permits on record; no permitted panel/service or HVAC work among them

Parcel
13220033D
Built
1998 (assessor record)
Jurisdiction
Unincorporated Pima County
Zoning
CI-1
Assessor use
Warehousing
Parcel size
3.77 acres
Building area
34,320 sq ft (assessor record)
Sewer
Connection on file (1998, 2012) (county sewer connection records)
Flood zone
X — minimal flood hazard (FEMA)

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County aerial photograph centered on 3757 E Columbia 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.

Is it time to upgrade?

  • Electrical service & distributionNot in this windowNothing in the permit records we read for this parcel that names this system. 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. 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. This parcel is in unincorporated Pima County, so we read the county’s own permit system — including its historical permits, which reach back into the 1990s where they exist. Every record links to the county’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: 2019-02-13 (P18BP07212-01) — Tenant Improvement - Revision.

Permit history (16)

Permit history for this parcel — 8 of 16 records
DateRecordWhatStatusValue
2019-02-13P18BP07212-01Pima County permitRevisionTenant Improvement - RevisionApproved
2018-10-10P18BP07212Pima County permitBuildingTenant ImprovementExpired
2018-08-08P18BP05764Pima County permitBuildingTenant ImprovementWithdrawn
2012-08-21finaledP12CP04923Pima County permitOther StructuresCOMBO/SIGN - — DP 16/54Final
2012-05-23finaledP12CP03064Pima County permitBuildingCOMBO/CALT - — P1205-024 37076C of O
2011-08-10P11CP05227Pima County permitBuildingCOMBO/CTI - — 3757 E COLUNBIA ST #145Expired
2011-08-01P11CP05016Pima County permitBuildingCOMBO/CADD - — 3757 E COLUMBIA ST. #101Expired
2011-06-30P11CP04265Pima County permitOther StructuresCOMBO/SIGN - — DP 16/54Expired
Show 8 older records
Permit history for this parcel — remaining 8 records
DateRecordWhatStatusValue
2011-06-20P11CP03985Pima County permitOther StructuresCOMBO/SIGN - — DP 16/54Expired
2011-03-23finaledP11CP01922Pima County permitBuildingCOMBO/CTI - — DP16054 37076C of O
2010-02-24finaledP10CP01096Pima County permitOther StructuresCOMBO/SIGN -Final
2004-10-15finaledP04CP11589Pima County permitHistoricalSIGN/SIGN - — BUTTERFIELD BUSINESS CNTR (D/P 16/54Final
1998-05-11P98CP04478Pima County permitHistoricalSIGN/SIGN -Application Expired
1998-03-11P98RW00598Pima County permitRight of WayROW/RGAS - — 3757 E COLUMBIA STIssued
1998-01-30finaledP98CP00909Pima County permitHistoricalPLUMB/COTH - — BUTTERFIELD BUSINESS PARKFinal
1997-10-17finaledP97CP12309Pima County permitHistoricalCOMBO/CNEW - — AIRBORNE EXPRESS BUTTERFIELD BUSINESS CEC 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 issuing office’s official file — Pima County’s portal for county permits, the City of Tucson’s for city records. 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.

Utility and upgrade pathElectric service out here is split: Trico Electric Cooperative serves much of unincorporated Pima County, Tucson Electric Power serves the rest, and a few areas sit on other systems. The meter release, clearances and point of attachment for an upgrade come from whichever utility serves the meter — check a recent bill or the meter label. See TEP new-service requirements for the TEP side.

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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.

How this report was built

This is a reading of public records for parcel 13220033D — 16 permits on file from 1997 to 2019 (6 building, 4 other structures, 4 historical, 1 revision) — assembled from the Pima County parcel file, the City of Tucson GIS layers, and Pima County’s Accela permit portal (searched by parcel and by address, because the county’s parcel links break on older records). 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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