Parking and Code Enforcement (PACE) is responsible for parking enforcement and enforcing ordinances that maintain the safety and appearance of our neighborhoods such as litter, snow removal, lawn maintenance and proper refuse and recycling storage. Officers not only respond to citizen complaints, but also initiate their own property violation notices and parking tickets.
PACE began operations on Oct. 1, 1994 in response to a series of ordinances passed by East Lansing City Council that addressed litter, abandoned vehicles, overgrown lawns and snow and ice removal. The new ordinances were created in response to community complaints of deteriorating and blighted conditions in some neighborhoods. PACE operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is under the direction of the Chief of Police.
If a property is issued a property violation notice, there is a specified period of time given for compliance. If the officer reinspects the property and it is found to be in compliance, it is noted in the file report. If the property is not in compliance, a civil infraction citation is issued to the property. If the property remains in non-compliance, PACE coordinates with the Department of Public Works to abate the problem and bring the property into compliance. This cost is assessed to the property owner.