The Reference Guide doesn’t explicitly make a distinction between a regular door and an emergency exit, making this a bit of a gray area. The safest bet is to assume they’re treated the same way under this prerequisite, which would require relocation of the smoking area to a compliant distance. If you’d like a definitive answer to this question you can submit a CIR.

Question
Our outside smoking area is located less than 25 feet from an emergency exit. Is this okay since that door is rarely (if ever) used?
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