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When over a parking lot, you can't have supports columns every few feet. So now you're spanning with a beam, then you need bigger columns, and bigger foundations. Construction of that is also more complicated requiring concrete, cranes, etc. It all adds up.
You could also be aggressive with the design in the field because if it tips over in a storm, who the fuck cares. You just pick it up and redo it.