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Section 24-433. Where smoking not regulated. The prohibitions of this chapter shall not apply within the following areas: (a) Lawfully designated smoking areas which meet the conditions set forth in ~24-434; (b) The area of a theatre, concert hall, gymnasium, auditorium or other place of entertainment commonly referred to as a lobby if physically separated from the spectator area~ (c) Office or work areas in buildings owned or leased by the City of Portsmouth or the Portsmouth School Board which are not shared work areas; (d) Shared work areas of buildings owned or leased by the City of Portsmouth or the Portsmouth School Board where each and every employee regularly assigned to the shared work area consents in writing to smoking; (e) Areas of enclosed shopping centers or malls that are external to the retail stores and are used by customers as a route of travel from one store to another, and that consists primarily of walkways and seating arrangements; (f) Any tobacco shop or store primarily concerned with selling tobacc~ and smoking implements; (g) Courthouses owned or leased by the City Portsmouth; (h) Bars and lounge areas; (i) Health care facilities or portions thereof which engage primarily in the treatment of patients suffering from alcohol and other chemical dependency or abuse, or psychiatric disorders or illnesses when implementation of smoking prohibitions would, in the written opinion of attending physicians, produce a significant risk of worsening a patient's mental health. Section 24-434. Designated smoking area. The owner or person in charge of any building, structure, space, place or area in which smoking is prohibited may designate separate rooms or areas in which smoking permitted, provided that: