New FRC Team Concerns

[Xyrothyl]

I'm with a group of students looking to set up a new team in the south bay area and we have some concerns. We'd be forming a team of about 30 people and need a place to meet and build the robot. We can't meet at school because we're breaking off from an existing team already school affiliated, which is the environment we're used to (we had two rooms and a storage shed). We're not sure where else we could set up; we are aware that we need space for tools and robot testing, but we just don't know what locations are good. We've considered working out of somebody's garage but we have concerns with liabilities and transportation. Additionally, we don't know how we'd fit 30 people in a garage and still have space to work to keep them active. Are there things that can be done to keep everybody included and feel part of the team while not necessarily working on the robot itself?

Thank you for any advice.