Newport luxury apartment complex OKd to stage live entertainment
Newport Beach’s newest luxury apartment complex is now clear to have live entertainment on the grounds. Villas Fashion Island got Planning Commission clearance Thursday to amend its permit to allow live entertainment and an outdoor sound system . The entertainment, not limited to musical acts, could include performers such as magicians, jugglers or stilt walkers, according to a city staff report . The commission voted 5 -0, with members Kory Kramer and Peter Zak absent , to approve the change. Michael Ayaz, a lawyer representing the complex’s owner, the Irvine Co., told the commission the Villas had every other amenity a high-end resort would have, except live entertainment . “Most of the residents are really seeking this,” he said. The 16-acre, 524-unit complex in Newport Center spares few luxuries for its tenants, featuring onsite massage therapy , a dog spa, a putting green and bocce court, five saltwater pools, dining terraces with pizza ovens, an indoor- outdoor yoga studio...