There could soon be no new Koreatown karaoke bars in Los Angeles because there are already so many with officials concerned with “late night noise and traffic.”

​The world-famous, 3-square-mile district has been a hub for the city’s Korean community for decades and is a popular nightlife spot for locals and tourists hoping to visit a karaoke bar.

​Councilmember Heather Hutt, though, filed a motion on Wednesday calling for an Interim Control ordinance on any applicable permits within the Los Angeles Police Olympic Division - which contains Koreatown.

​“In the last several years, there has been a proliferation of karaoke bars permitted and opened in the City of Los Angeles, particularly in the densely populated neighborhood of Koreatown,” she wrote in the motion, noting that conditional use permits had been issued previously.

"As more and more housing is built in Koreatown, we field calls from constituents who deal with late night noise, traffic, and its related issues.…