Fix blocked output downloads from admin preferences

Three admin preferences can block designers from downloading outputs, and an admin can grant a per-design-branch exemption when violations are the cause.

1. Three admin preferences can stop designers from downloading outputs: 'no outputs for unapproved designs' (blocks until the design is approved), 'no outputs for unlocked designs' (blocks until the design is locked), and 'no outputs for designs with violations and issues' (blocks while design-constraint violations are pending — the violation check re-runs at download time, so newly-introduced violations block immediately).

2. An admin can grant a per-design-branch exemption (designers can request it); once exempted, downloads proceed and an informational message 'Design Exempted from blocking output due to violations' is shown.

3. The exemption is granted from the design branch's menu via the "Exempt Violations" option.

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4. The exemption is revoked with "Don't Exempt Violations".