Tighter controls on ice cream trucks and their drivers are in the works in Glendale Heights, as trustees Thursday night tentatively approved regulations that officials said would make it quieter and safer for children to buy ice cream in the summer.
Formal approval is expected Nov. 6. The new rules would go into effect Jan. 1.
Trustees hashed out the details of the changes at an Oct. 11 Committee of the Whole meeting.
Ice cream trucks would have to have reflectors, slow signs and amber flashing lights. Each bus must bear the company’s name, telephone number and unit number to make it easier for residents to file complaints.
Licenses for ice cream vending companies would jump to $100 from $15. All drivers would have to wear photo identification cards.
Vehicles would have to be equipped with bells that can be rung only while they are driving through neighborhoods. Ice cream sales would be banned in no-parking areas, before 10 a.m. and after 8 p.m. and within 100 feet of an intersection. They would be prohibited on heavily traveled Army Trail, Glen Ellyn and Schmale Roads and North Avenue.
