The codes have been inconsistently enforced. In 2013, only one person was cited for violating the law. In 2012, none were. But in 2011, a whopping 541 citations were issued, thanks to the city's being particularly "proactive in the commercial districts" that year, according to a Baltimore Housing spokeswoman. In 2016, members of the Baltimore City Council criticized the Rawlings-Blake administration's plan to give citations to businesses and some homeowners who had not shoveled their sidewalks during the record storm.