Jeff,
I found a pdf document online that was very helpfull: "Pennsylvania
Standards for Residential Site Development: April 2007" page 4 12. Based on
their "Recommended Standards" for parking, I am looking at a building that is
60ft wide and @ 128ft long . That should accomodate all my requirements
- taking building height into consideration for the lift. I don't have any
heavy duty trucks or an RV to store so that is not pertinent - at the moment.
The biggest obstacle with my project is not finding a place big enough. It
will be finding a large place with a low rent.
Best Regards
Jorge
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From: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com>
To: "shop-talk@autox.team.net" <Shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday,
August 20, 2012 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Determining Space
Requirements for a Storage Building
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Jorge
Garcia <fortee9er@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I know that the average car will occupy
250Sq.Ft. so 250SqFt * 25=
> 6250Sq.Ft. My idea of storage is along the lines
of a parking garage, where
> you can have access to your vehicle without
having to move the others.
You need to go measure the length of the cars in
question, then look
at parking lots. Assuming you plan to pull in next to the
wall
(head-in or back-in parking), you will need enough aisle room to get
each
car in and out. That takes care of one dimension. Then, allow 8
or 9 feet of
width for each car (more for bigger cars or trucks) and
there's your other
dimension.
Then, calculate the height you need for the lift plus the vehicle
on
it. That's your height.
The average LBC is maybe 16 feet long, so 16 + 16
+ 20 (for the aisle)
means you need a building at least 50 feet in one
dimension. 12 cars
on each side requires 100 feet or so. Another 1000 sf for
work area,
and you're right near your 6250 sf estimate. But it's not just
area,
but the way it's laid out that will be important.
Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.
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