Podgorica bollard regulation reaches Constitutional Court

Law professor Jovan Kojičić has submitted an initiative to the Constitutional Court to challenge the legality of Article 16 of the Decision on Communal Order in Podgorica. The dispute centers on how decorative bollards are classified and regulated.

Kojičić argues that while the city classifies these bollards as ‘urban furniture’—similar to benches or planters—they often function as physical traffic barriers when placed on roadways to direct vehicles or prevent parking. He contends that under the State Rulebook on Traffic Signaling, such items should be categorized as ‘traffic calming equipment,’ which requires a professional traffic project and technical standards similar to traffic lights or signs.

According to the initiative, the current administrative process for approving these installations treats them as simple street decorations, requiring only registration and geodetic schemes rather than mandatory traffic impact studies. Kojičić also noted inconsistencies in how municipal companies label these items, alternating between ‘urban furniture’ and ‘traffic bollards’ in official documentation.