The presence of abandoned shopping carts within the City is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and the purpose of Medford Municipal Code (MMC) 5.560 – 5.568 is to provide a means to allow for the voluntary abatement of the nuisance by the owners of shopping carts through a notification and retrieval process. Notwithstanding any other nuisance abatement provision of this Chapter, the abatement of abandoned shopping carts shall be made pursuant to MMC 5.560 – 5.568.