Commercial scooter ban on council docket

The San Marcos City Council is set to vote on an ordinance outlawing commercial scooters from San Marcos' streets during its regular meeting Tuesday. 

City Manager Bert Lumbreras wrote in a memo that the primary purpose of the resolution is, “to protect the public health, welfare and safety.”

After months of discussion and revision, the ordinance would prohibit commercial scooter companies from placing motor-assisted scooters on public property, streets and sidewalks. Residents would also be prohibited from using them.