The Southborough Zoning Board of Appeals on March 19 granted a special permit to Capital Group Properties allowing multiple principal uses on a single lot at 2 Park Central Drive, clearing the way for a primary-care clinic tenant to occupy Suite 140.

Shannon Boyce, real estate permitting manager for Capital Group Properties (managing agent for 371 Turnpike, LLC), told the board that Charles River Medical Association is a prospective tenant for clinical primary-care space and asked the board to approve a package of compatible uses. Planning staff said parking calculations were reviewed and found to provide sufficient capacity for the proposed mix of uses, including the clinic.

Board members expressed support for repurposing underutilized office space and noted the town’s limited supply of office capacity for health and professional services. There was brief discussion about whether to add “scientific research” to the list of permissible uses; the board and applicant agreed to treat any such request separately in a future application.

The board closed the public hearing and voted unanimously to approve the special permit as submitted. Planning staff reminded the applicant that dimensional compliance, site-plan details and building-permit review will be handled as separate processes through the building and planning departments.

Why this matters: the approval allows an established medical provider to expand local primary-care capacity in existing commercial space and clarifies permitted uses for the property, while preserving the town’s review of site and building details.

Next steps: the applicant may proceed with tenant improvements and related permitting; the board’s written decision will be prepared, filed and subject to the statutory appeal period.