(1) A variance or buffer averaging approval shall not be effective until the reconsideration and appeal period set forth under Chapter 26.10 CCC has concluded.

(2) A variance or buffer averaging approval shall be limited to those regulated uses and activities proposed and reviewed by the Administrator as part of the application. Regulated uses and activities that were not proposed or reviewed for consistency with this chapter shall comply with the full provisions of this chapter.

(3) A variance or buffer averaging approval shall cease to be effective where the applicant fails to comply with any condition of approval required by the review authority upon appeal.

(4) A variance approval or buffer averaging shall be valid for a period of five (5) years, or the expiration date of the associated land use permit, whichever is longer, subject to any conditions of approval related to the timing of regulated activities on all or a portion of the development proposal site.