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I built a 30x40 pole barn and found a used 10 ton 2-post lift that had been in a hobby shop from a friend of mine. He referred me to a person who took the lift down, moved it to my place and installed it. Total cost was about $3,000.
My shop has 14" clearance because I wanted to be able to lift anything I wanted. The lift manufactures have minimum and max height specs for current lifts. Definitely go used. Find the person in your area that services lifts for shops. That will be your access to used.
I angled my lift relative to the sides of the shop because I have a single split sliding door and that configuration gave me the most useable space. 30' is wide enough for the lift and 2 other working bays. I have 1 project car in the 1st bay, the 2nd bay free for short term projects and the lift.
Work benches are all the same height and most are on wheels with the top made out of 3/4" plywood that has been varnished for a sealer. I get boxes from a bicycle shop to use to protect the tops so they don't become nasty. One bench has a metal top. All benches have 1 big shelf and all parts from the project go in totes on the shelf. Some benches are 8" and some are 4". You can't have too big a shop or too many benches.
Pour 6-8' of level concrete in front of the doors if you have room in case you want a level surface to work on outside the shop without getting in gravel. A covered leanto is handy also for outside covered storage.
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