Don't even get me started on the intricacies of their parking permit rules. My boyfriend, who is police officer (but not in Somerville) and therefore knows how to interpret laws, had a very lengthy and heated conversation with the director of parking wherein the director ended up getting so mad that he started using the f word and I think they finally gave him a resident permit just so he'd stay away from the parking office.

Good luck and be careful where you park!