The affordable housing requirements contained in this section shall be applied to all construction within the Township of Lyndhurst. Responsibility for constructing an affordable housing unit shall be as provided for under this section. Furthermore, this section shall apply regardless of whether a minor subdivision, major subdivision or site plan is involved in the creation of the lot under construction or if the construction is on a preexisting lot. The obligation for affordable housing construction shall apply regardless of whether or not the property owner or developer has obtained preliminary or final approval for the construction. For buildings currently under construction, the property owner is responsible for complying with the affordable housing requirements in this section if a certificate of occupancy for the construction has not been issued prior to the adoption of this section. For all other construction, the triggering mechanism for the affordable housing responsibility shall be the issuance of a building permit for new construction.