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I wanted to build a larger garage but lot size, setback requirements and anything over 500 SF required a grading permit from the town. That permit would have required delineating wetlands and a stream encroachment line. I was not going to do that extra work so I scaled the project down to 484 SF. I plan on having a workbench. All stationary equipment will be along the wall that has the man door. The door opens in creating a three-foot wide "dead" area that could not be used for anything except workbench, compresor, etc.
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I am in the middle of an almost identical project... and was limited to size for many of the same reasons you noted... Mine's slightly bigger, at 24x24, but its still smaller than I'd like. It IS nice to not have to worry about inspectors, etc. coming around all the time watching me smack my thumb with a hammer.
I also plan to have a workbench on the man door side, which in my case is the back of the garage, opposite of the overhead doors. I put 3/4" plywood inside the trusses and drop down stairs so I can utilize every square inch above me for storing all sorts of junk, wheels, tires, etc. up and out of the way... I hope to have it finished before the snow flies...
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Joe, dont forget to install a decent electric fan in the attic, this last garage we built I did special trusses to store stuff just like your doing and did not do the fans from the get go, well the first summer I had to pull wire and install them...if you dont want to warp any stuff you need to pull the heat out of there I think I set my stats at 80, keeps things toasty dry but not flaming hot. you will know what I am talking about the first time you have to go up there and root through the boxes looking for something during the summer,PHEW!!
Bud.