Calculations

Notes

1 acre = 43,560 square feet = 4,046.86 square meters = 0.4 hectares

1 hectare = 2.47 acres

Required Habitat Offset in acres or hectares = Project Area in SF /43.560 SF per acre (Minimum or 1 acre or 0.4 hectares)

Project Area in Acres or Hectares

Figure 3-1 Habitat Offset Area Related to Project Area. Note: Drawings are not to a comparable scale.

Example Calculation

Assume a 10,000 square-foot project on a 70,000 square-foot Project Area:

Project Area = 70,000 square feet
70,000 SF/43,560 SF per acre = 1.6 acres (which is greater than 1 acre, or 0.4 hectares)
Therefore, required minimum Habitat Offset = 1.6 acres