MADISON, Wis. -- City of Madison inspectors on Thursday afternoon restarted their crackdown to make sure sidewalks were getting cleared of ice and snow.

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Tuesday's snow interrupted enforcement, but inspectors were back at it again Thursday as the complaints poured in.

Building Inspection, the agency that handles sidewalk code enforcement, already had a backlog of 250 complaints, WISC-TV reported. That means a lot more property owners are probably in for some hefty tickets -- and likely a notification pink slip on their front door.

Brent Cummings, one of nine inspectors who were out pounding the pavement again, was following up on complaints or checking high-density areas for violations Thursday.

Cummings wrote tickets for two East Side homes where the sidewalks were ice- and snow-packed and only a foot-trail wide.

"Nothing was done, therefore a ticket will be issued to the owner of the property in the form of $109," Cummings said.

The renter at one residence said she'll probably have to pay the ticket. Often snow removal is the responsibility of the renter under the lease. She said the ticket is reasonable.

"It's reasonable. I just didn't have it shoveled, and it's been a few days. Yesterday, I did get the snow off, but I plan on doing (it all) today," the resident said.

Residents who get a ticket must clear their walk by the following morning. Otherwise, they could face a $90 charge for a city crew to clean it or another city ticket for $179.

Inspectors warned that residents might not get a notification slip, either. Those pink slips are usually left on home doors, but not always. They pink slips notify owners that a fine is on the way, and to avoid further charges, they must clear their walk the next day, WISC-TV reported.

But inspectors said sometimes it's too icy or dangerous to leave a slip behind, and it is not required under city ordinances. They said they do it only as a courtesy.

To be safe, inspectors urged people to simply get out and clear their walk so that seniors, people with disabilities and others can get around without falling.

The code requires a path 4 feet wide.

"We're looking for two people -- two adults -- being able to pass each other without one of them ending up in a snow bank," Cummings said.

Meanwhile, the effort to clean city streets continued Thursday.

Cars remain encased in icy snow, and city officials said that the ticketing and towing of abandoned cars is proceeding as usual. Towing does not increase during snow emergencies, which has frustrated some residents.

"When they don't tow the cars, when they don't clear the parking lane, all of the sudden you've got a one-lane instead of a two-lane road. It's dangerous," said Cynthia Burns.

WISC-TV found that plenty of people were upset with both the street and sidewalk cleanup. In complaints obtained by WISC-TV from the section of the city's Web site that allows residents to report problems with snow removal, about 375 complaints about cleanup -- mostly about street plowing -- had been lodged since Saturday.

The complaints were received from all over the city. One complaint posted Thursday from a downtown resident said that all the streets need plowing. The resident wrote: "I moved my car last night according to city snow emergency regulations and you did nothing! Should I expect the same again tonight?"

There were many more similar complaints submitted, WISC-TV reported. One Thursday the mayor conceded that the city's cleanup effort so far has fallen short.