This chapter establishes a mechanism for a property owner to propose a residential, commercial, industrial, or mixed-use development that is innovative or otherwise beneficial to the community but which does not strictly comply with the provisions of the zone in which the property is located. This mechanism is called a planned development overlay (“PDO”) and is intended to promote high quality developments which benefit the city more than would a development which complies with the specific requirements of this title, while allowing greater flexibility in the design of such developments. The criteria to be used in determining a proposed planned development’s quality are listed in EMC 19.29.050(C). (Ord. 3774-20 § 5(Q) (Exh. 3), 2020.)