CANNON BEACH — The City Council adopted an ordinance Tuesday night prohibiting businesses that rent electric scooters and other motorized vehicles from operating in the city.

The new rule is an effort to get ahead of electric scooter rental companies that have expressed interest in expanding into Cannon Beach. The ban was recommended while drafting the city’s transportation system plan, which is expected to come before the council in the next few months.

The ordinance prohibits the rental of “emerging mobility devices,” which includes motorized scooters, skateboards, mopeds and monowheels. People would still be allowed to ride personal motorized vehicles.

Jeff Adams, the city’s community development director, said he was unable to find any hotel rental packages that included emerging mobility devices, after the council requested staff to look into the issue. Adams included language in the ordinance that clarifies the devices would not be allowed.

“And that way we do have some language, which is good,” he said. “If somebody’s including those, and we don’t want to see those as included as part of a rental packaging deal, we could enforce that.”

Electric scooter companies have also been rejected by other cities in the region. The Astoria City Council unanimously turned down electric scooter company Bird for a possible pilot program last year. The city does not allow electric scooters on the Astoria Riverwalk or on sidewalks.

The Long Beach City Council in Washington state also rejected a trial offer from Bird in April.