(1) The Administrator may determine that requirements for environmental analysis and mitigation measures in development regulations and other applicable laws provide adequate mitigation for some or all of the project’s specific probable significant adverse impacts to which the requirements apply.

(2) Nothing in this section limits the County’s authority to approve, condition, or deny a project as provided in its development regulations adopted under Chapter 36.70A RCW (the Growth Management Act) and in its policies and criteria adopted under Chapter 43.21C RCW, including project review under Chapter 27.01 CCC, SEPA Code, and Chapter 27.12 CCC, Critical Areas Code.