Electrical permit history — 5205 E Valencia Rd

5205 E Valencia Rd, Tucson — built 2025, with 15 permits on record. Review electrical, HVAC and remodel history with links to official records.

Commercial property

5205 E Valencia Rd

Built 2025 — 2020s commercial stock · 15 permits on record; no permitted panel/service or HVAC work among them

Parcel
140363550
Built
2025 (assessor record)
Jurisdiction
Tucson
Zoning
PAD-21
Assessor use
Restaurant Fast Food
Parcel size
1.37 acres
Building area
3,800 sq ft (assessor record)
Sewer
Connection on file (2025) (county sewer connection records)
Flood zone
X (shaded) — 0.2% annual-chance flood hazard (FEMA)
Historic preservation
Not on file (City of Tucson HP layers)

See the property

County aerial photograph centered on 5205 E Valencia Rd, 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. Worth knowing: a 2025 fire operational permit is on file (and 2 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 2025 fire operational permit is on file (and 2 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 2025 (1 year 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. TF-FCP-0825-00684 — Install bulk CO2 tank outside and CO2 cage. Install conduit to run CO2 lines. Install CO2 detection system at points of use.
  • 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

  • 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 (1)

Recorded transfers from the Pima County Assessor — 1 of 1
DatePriceType
2025-05-14$1,195,000Warranty 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: 2026-08-04 (TC-COM-0826-01237) — McDonald's relocate and install kitchen equipments..

Permit history (15)

Permit history for this parcel — 8 of 15 records
DateRecordWhatStatusValue
2026-08-04TC-COM-0826-01237City permit recordCommercial BuildingMcDonald's relocate and install kitchen equipments.In review
2026-06-29expires 2026-10-11TR-ROW-0626-00758City permit recordSolar PVPermit for two (2) poles closest to listed location. The Tucson Police Department (TPD) was awarded an AZDPS grant for camera and technology improvement along AZ highways. TPD has purchased 60 solar powered cameras to be placed on City of Tucson (COT) streetlights, closest ingress & egress locations to AZ highways within city limits. Attached, will be a spreadsheet with all the pole numbers and addresses related to this project, a traffic control plan, and an equipment data installation sheet. Installation of these cameras will NOT involve using the power from the streetlight. Installation will NOT involve drilling or modifying the poles, the cameras will be affixed with metal bands. Please see attachments for further information. SITE PLAN IS ON PAGE 6.Issued
2025-12-22expired 2026-01-21TC-CFO-1225-00188City permit recordCertificate of OccupancyMcDonald's Restaurant 5205 East Valencia Road Tucson, Arizona 85706Issued
2025-10-06finaledTR-UTL-1025-01741City permit recordRight-of-Way (ROW) - UtilityBarricade/ traffic control only PRJ305114-1 Cox to pull .625 coax through existing conduit for system tie.Complete
2025-08-27finaledTF-FOP-0825-01136City permit recordFire OperationalInstall bulk CO2 tank outside and CO2 cage. Install conduit to run CO2 lines. Install CO2 detection system at point of use.Complete
2025-08-22finaledTF-FCP-0825-00684City permit recordFire ConstructionInstall bulk CO2 tank outside and CO2 cage. Install conduit to run CO2 lines. Install CO2 detection system at points of use.Complete
2025-08-06finaledTF-FCP-0825-00638City permit recordFire ConstructionAnsul System InstallationComplete
2025-07-09finaledTF-FCP-0725-00554City permit recordFire ConstructionNew N.F.P.A. 13 wet pipe fire sprinkler system for new construction restaurant.Complete
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Permit history for this parcel — remaining 7 records
DateRecordWhatStatusValue
2025-07-02finaledTF-FCP-0725-00538City permit recordFire ConstructionINSTALLATION OF NEW SPRINKLER MONITORING SYSTEM.Complete
2025-07-01TF-FCP-0725-00533City permit recordFire ConstructionVOID - Resubmitted on Permit#TF-FCP-0725-00538 - INSTALLATION OF NEW SPRINKLER MONITORING SYSTEM.Void
2025-05-22expired 2025-09-14TR-ROW-0525-00722City permit recordRight-of-Way (ROW)Create 2 driveways - one on Valencia Road and one on Valencia CrossingInspections
2025-05-15expired 2026-06-08TS-PRM-0525-00207City permit recordSign - PermanentAdding all exterior signage for the new McDonalds building.Inspections
2025-04-18finaledTC-UTL-0425-00029City permit recordUtilitiesMcDonald's - Valencia CrossingsComplete
2024-11-26finaledTC-COM-1124-02264City permit recordCommercial BuildingMcDonald'sComplete
2024-11-26finaledTD-DEV-1124-00319City permit recordDevelopment PackageMcDonald's - Valencia CrossingsComplete

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.

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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 140363550 — 15 permits on file from 2024 to 2026 (5 fire construction, 2 commercial building, 1 solar pv, 1 certificate of occupancy) — 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.

The interactive version of this report can also read the plan sheets behind a City of Tucson permit and write a contractor’s brief of the whole record — those buttons appear once the page finishes loading. Written and maintained by Arizona Electrical Solutions, LLC, a licensed Tucson contractor (ROC 276948 CR-11 electrical, ROC 326401 CR-39 HVAC, ROC 329360 KB-1, ROC 312437 KA).

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