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• <br /> that action or not, he destroyed the effect of the prior platting and any protection <br /> • from the zoning change it might have offered. Orono relies on the process of legal <br /> combination to permanently define parcels for zoning purposes. See Exhibit 12. <br /> Legally combined parcels may only be separated through the subdivision process <br /> • <br /> and the city does not allow the creation of new substandard lots in new subdivisions. <br /> Respondent is not precluded from developing the property in a manner that is <br /> • consistent with the current provisions of the Orono City Code. In Section 11.02, the <br /> Code specifically permits the subdivision of lots previously combined for tax <br /> purposes without the necessity of filing a formal plat. See Exhibit Even after the <br /> • <br /> taking, Respondents owns sufficient acreage to divide Parcel 29 into two buildable <br /> parcels which would permit the construction of another single-family residence one <br /> the Parcel 29. The boundary of a new subdivision need not reflect or relate to the <br /> boundaries memorialized in the Mark One plat. Any new subdivision simply needs <br /> to have its boundaries drawn within Parcel 29 so the existing residence and a <br /> • <br /> residence placed on the second lot meet current setback requirements. <br /> 5. Prohibition of Separating Contiguous Lots <br />• The Orono City Code requires that City Council approval for the sale or <br /> transfer of lots that do not meet minimum size or set-back requirements if the lots <br /> are: <br />• <br /> a. undeveloped, <br /> b. not served by sanitary sewer, <br />• c. contiguous, <br /> d. not divided by a road or roadway easement, and <br />• 11 App.Page 14 of 35 <br />