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(5) FIGHTING AND/OR DISORDERLY CONDUCT ON THE PREMISES OR EMANATING
FROM THE PREMISES.

(6) PREMISES BEING USED FOR ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES, WITH OR WITHOUT THE
KNOWLEDGE OF THE LICENSEE.

(7) ANY ACTIVITIES CREATING A COMMON LAW NUISANCE.

D. THE TERMS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL APPLY TO BUSINESSES LOCATED WITHIN OR
REGULARLY DOING BUSINESS UNDER SUBSECTION H OF THIS SECTION, WITHIN THE
CORPORATE LIMITS OF BERLIN.

E. NO LICENSE SHALL BE ISSUED TO ANY PERSON FOR A BUSINESS LOCATED IN AN
AREA NOT ZONED FOR THAT PURPOSE OR TO ANY PERSON FOR A BUSINESS WHICH
MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF ANY OTHER CITY ORDINANCE.

F. NO BUSINESS LICENSE WILL BE ISSUED TO ANY PERSON WHO HAS NOT PAID PRIOR
YEARS' PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES, OVERDUE TAXES, FEES, UTILITY CHARGES,
MISCELLANEOUS BILLING OR RELATED ASSESSMENTS ON SUCH PROPERTY OR
OWED BY THE PROPERTY/BUSINESS OWNER IN BERLIN.

G. NO BUSINESS LICENSE WILL BE ISSUED TO ANY PERSON OR BUSINESS REQUIRED
UNDER STATE OR COUNTY LAW TO FIRST HAVE OBTAINED A LICENSE OR
CERTIFICATE FOR THE PROFESSION OR TRADE IN WHICH IT IS ENGAGED UNLESS A
COPY OF A CURRENT LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE IS ON FILE WITH THE TOWN.

H. NO GENERAL CONTRACTOR, SUB-CONTRACTOR OR HOME IMPROVEMENT
CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM WORK ON ANY PROPERTY WITHIN THE TOWN OR
OBTAIN A PERMIT TO PERFORM WORK WITHIN THE TOWN WITHOUT HAVING FIRST
OBTAINED A BUSINESS LICENSE UNDER THIS CHAPTER AND COMPLIED WITH THIS
SECTION.

I. ALL GENERAL CONTRACTORS, SUB-CONTRACTORS AND HOME IMPROVEMENT
CONTRACTORS SHALL HAVE AVAILABLE AT THEIR PLACE OF BUSINESS AND AT EACH
WORK SITE WHERE THEY ARE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE WITHIN THE TOWN OF
BERLIN, MARYLAND, A COPY OF A CURRENT BUSINESS LICENSE ISSUED PURSUANT
TO THIS CHAPTER 109.

J. THIS CHAPTER SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE DELIVERY OF PROPERTY OR MATERIALS
WITHIN THE TOWN WHEN THE ONLY SERVICE PERFORMED IN CONNECTION WITH
SUCH DELIVERY IS UNLOADING AND PLACING THE PROPERTY OR MATERIALS AT THE
SITE OR LOCATION.

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