Yes, residents can get a permit. She said she took pictures. The statute is not clear to me. I definitely moved the truck more than 100 feet in the two hour window and I have a restaurant receipt to prove it. But I did park within 100 feet, across the street when I returned.
I've lived here for 25 yrs, parking on the streets with hour limits and I've never heard of this before. They used to just chalk people's tires so all they could tell was if the vehicle moved. I wonder if they changed the statute or started enforcing the statute once the meter maids started taking photos. I noticed they stopped chalking tires about a year ago.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13