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--- location_criteria [2012/06/20 20:29]
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-====== Zoning ======
+====Requirements====
-Light-Industrial
+  * Power: 440v 3-phase ("heavy power")
+  * Size: 5,000 sq.ft. - 12,000 sq.ft.
-====== Power ======
+    * Office/Finished::Open Area Ratio 50/50, or finishable/divisble by us
-V service is a minimum for welding and heavy machinery.  480V three-phase would be better.
+  * Restrooms: Men's & Women's (at least two restrooms that we can assign)
+  * Parking: 6-12 paved spaces w/ overflow (on street, adjacent lot after hours, etc)
-====== Parking ======
+  * Zoning: Light Industrial / Acceptable for Machining
-  *  Paved
+  * Internet access available (provider has a presence, or can reasonably establish one)
-  * About 8 spaces with room to spill to the street or neighbors in the evening. (i3 has about 8 actual spaces, with additional parking on the street.  This works well for daily use (never in my memory using more than their 8 spaces) and parties (overflowing to the street)).
+  * Ceiling Height: 12'+ (open areas)
-====== Area ======
+  * Access: 1 overhead door
-  * i3 started out with something like 2k square feet, moved quickly to 5k square feet, and is working hard to double to 10k square feet already.  I think we should be looking for 5k+ square feet.
+  * Other considerations
-  * Roughly equal shop and craft space.
+    * Concrete floor in open space
+    * Acceptable for welding
-====== Price ======
+    * Heated
-A few quick google searches, limited mostly to a look through [[http://www.cityfeet.com/cont/mi/lansing-industrial-space]], show space as low as $2.00 / square foot / year.  Which works out to $834 / month for 5k square feet.  116 Charles is 3,300 square feet, and $810 / month.  There seems to be a LOT of attractive space available at these prices.
+  * Location: Close freeway access / within or near Lansing freeway loop (69/96/127)
+  * Neighborhood: Grandma safe
-====== Condition ======
+//note: while the requirements are desired, we respect that there may not be a perfect fit.//
-One thing we're not short on is labor.  We've got some of the most skilled volunteers in the Lansing area.  If a space is a little rough, I don't think it should scare us off.  We fix things.  It's what we do.
+====Secondary Considerations====
+  * Fire suppression (for insurance / occupancy)
-====== Other ======
+  * Certificate of occupancy (no major impediments to occupancy)
-  * Two bathrooms.
+  * Accessibility (or reasonably made accessible)
-  * Not-scary neighborhood
+  * Non-multistory OR elevator equipped (for accessibility, large equipment movement, etc)
 ====== Locations ======
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