In less than

a month, Senoia's City Council will be down to four members.

City Councilman

Darren Ratajski announced his resignation from the council at the end

of Monday night's meeting.

Ratajski said

his last day as councilman will be Sept. 7, since he is moving out of

the city limits.

He said his

family was still looking at two homes, but neither were in the city limits.

Since he won't be living in town, he cannot legally serve as a councilman.

"I do

this with deep regret and remorse. It has been quite an honor for me to

serve the city," he said.

Ratajski was

elected last November and took office in January.

"I think

the city is heading in the right direction," he said.

During his

brief tenure, he was involved in one of the more bizarre zoning cases

in recent Senoia history. In the spring, the city turned down developer

Steve Enterkin's request to have his property rezoned and annexed into

the city to develop a subdivision. The move stunned Mayor Joan Trammell

and the issue eventually came