(1) The Department of Licenses and Inspections is authorized to grant permission to the owner of property fronting on any street to lay a temporary drain in that street, if the Department of Streets and the Water Department are satisfied that the drain will not be detrimental to the interests of the City nor adversely affect the permanent drainage system. Any such drain shall be laid under the supervision and to the satisfaction of the Department of Streets and the Water Department, in accordance with regulations and plans prepared by those departments, and at the sole cost of the owner.

(2) Any such temporary drain shall not be considered a part of the permanent drainage system of the City or a public sewer, and shall not relieve the owner of property fronting on it from assessment charges for the future construction of sewers in the street.

(3) No permit shall be granted for a connection to any such temporary drain unless approved by the Department of Streets and the Water Department and authorized by written permission of the owner.