Erie city council is set to vote on a new ordinance, which aims to crack down on nuisance blight in the city of Erie.



It's called the Quality of Life Ticketing Ordinance, and Erie News Now was first to tell you about the program earlier this year.



The ordinance addresses about 40 different quality of life violations, from high grass, to large amounts of garbage outside of a home, to smoke detectors.



The ordinance would allow the city to issue a ticket on the spot, much like a parking ticket.



As the law stands right now, it can take code enforcement 90 days or more to address issues.



The goal is to crack down on the worst offenders, “As you start to see people take more pride in their neighborhood, and keeping it clean, and grasses mowed, then you'll start to see, once that pride really starts to develop in a neighborhood, things will change then,” said Code Enforcement Manager, Andy Zimmerman.