Who enforces ordinances?
Enforcement is handled by inspectors, who work out of the Building and Inspection Services Division. Most inspectors are fully certified with the state, as well as with the Michigan Association of Code Enforcement Officers (MACEO). Canton’s ordinance inspectors handle over 2,000 ordinance violation complaints each year, for both residential and commercial property. Public safety officers are a separate entity with different areas of enforcement and should not be confused with ordinance inspectors. Situations such as junk or unlicensed vehicles in the street, animal control, trespassing, disturbing the peace and blocking sidewalks are handled by public safety.
